What are good Firm Tofu recipes, to taste like meat? NO links please....keep it simple. Thanks.?

Question

I could search on my own and nothing I have found is any different that what i already know...but with amino acids tasting like tamaari, I know that that is one way to garner the taste of Filet Mignon. yes, it is true...and yo can have twice the amount of tofu as you can regular meat suspect with all that they inject into animals, thus I am going vegetarian....so, Got a Recipe or Three? And PLEASE NO Legumes....white fish is alright tho no chicken.

Answer 1

First, it's important to drain your tofu for a good, long time if you want a meaty taste because it'll soak up the marinade better and take on much more flavor. After pressing it for a few minutes by hand, I wrap the pieces in paper towels, seal them in a ziploc bag, sandwich that between two plates, put a few pounds of weight on top, and leave the whole thing in the fridge overnight.

In the morning, I cut into smaller chunks (1" long and 2" wide or so—small enough that the flavor can easily seep through, but not so small that they shrivel and fall apart when cooking), dump them into a container of either honey garlic sauce or vegetable broth, and let it sit in the fridge all day.

For non-breaded tofu, I'll fry it up in just enough olive oil so they don't burn to the pan, on medium heat, until they're a bit crispy and cooked through. This is an easy method because you can just mix them around in the pan every now and then, and not worry about cooking each side the same amount.

But if I want tofu nuggets, I'll coat them in a mixture of flour, breadcrumbs, and a bit of salt, and fry them in a whole lot of olive oil (enough so they're half-covered in it, but not so much that they're drowning), again on medium heat. Now this is when you have to take care with turning them over so that each side gets fried—for this reason, it's better to be cooking with slightly larger tofu chunks. Fry each side until brown and cripsy. I like eating them with salt to taste, but you could also dip them into any chicken nugget type sauce too.

This turned out to be a super long answer, but trust me, the recipes themselves really are quite simple!

Answer 2

I went vegan for a little over 4 years, now I am back to eating meat yet more picky. I was not getting enough protein so make certain you do.
What needs to be done with tofu to get the steak flavor is this...place a paper towel on top and bottom folded up like twice, place something heavy about the weight of hardback book on top to press out the moisture this will give it a nice firm texture, you may need to use fresh paper towel to get most of the moisture out. This can take 30 mins. or more. Then cut it into strips about a half inch or whatever you like. You can marinade it in different things for the flavor you want. I used Worcestershire and liquid smoke usually then you can either coat it with olive or sesame oil and bake or pan fry. One of favorites was to make it into stir fry with veggies with black bean sauce. Hope this helps

Answer 3

What I normally do with tofu is, I cut it up and put it in some noodles, with edamame (soybeans), scallions, and whatever vegetables I have around- carrots, broccoli, etc. I usually use either Annie Chun's or Simply Asia's noodle kits- they come in many different varieties, like szechuan or soy ginger.

I also will cut up tofu and put it in a bowl, then make a box of Green Giant vegetables (teriyaki or szechuan) and pour the hot vegetables over the tofu.

I only eat tofu raw though. For some reason, it feels too much like a wet sponge on my tongue when it's cooked.

Answer 4

Cut up the tofu into 1 inch strips, and place into a frying pan. Put on top of spaghetti with some sauce- an excellent and quick meal!

Answer 5

I'm not quite sure you can make tofu taste like meat, but there are several soy products that really taste similar to meat. And you just need to fry them or add them to your favorite meals as regular (dead) meat. Anyway, go vegan! Remember, fish and chicken are animals too, and eating them is disgusting!

Answer 6

ooooh i know! I just went shepping at shnucks, and in the produce section, they have veggie dogs, veggie brauts (good cooked in barbecue sauce) BEST RECIPE: in the freezer section, there are morningstar faux chicken strips; get them, coat them in a mixture of 3 parts yellow mustard to 1 part water, then roll them in some flour mixed with pepper and a litle garlic powder, then fry in olive oil and don't forget to sprinkle on salt! Tastes so much like fried chicken...