Recipes for someone new to cooking tofu?

Question

Hey! I've been a vegetarian for four years but have never tried making recipes with tofu. Can you give me some good recipes to get started?

Answer 1

here is some for you

Tofu Quiche
16 oz pkg medium firm tofu
Unbaked 9" pie shell
1 cup aged cheddar, grated
1 Tbsp butter
1/2 cup green and/or red bell pepper, diced
1/2 cup each celery, onion and flat leaf parsley, chopped
2 tsp salt
2 Tbsp flour

Preheat oven to 350F.
Wrap tofu in a muslin cloth or paper towel and squeeze dry.
In a saute pan, cook all vegetables in melted butter until tender.
In a bowl, beat eggs together with tofu. Stir in vegetables, salt and flour and pour into pie shell. Sprinkle grated cheese on top.
Bake 40-45 minutes or until golden brown.
Let stand 10 minutes before serving
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Indonesian-style Tofu
1/4 c Smooth peanut butter
1/4 c Soy sauce
1/4 c Water
1/2 ts sesame oil
1/2 ts Ground ginger
1 ts Rice vinegar
1 tb Brown sugar, firmly packed
2 Garlic cloves minced
1 tb Sesame seed
3 Spring onions (Green onions), thinly sliced
1 lb Plain tofu, drained
Hot cooked rice

In a small bowl, stir together peanut butter, soy sauce, water, sesame oil, ginger, vinegar, and sugar until smooth.
Mix in garlic, sesame seed, and onions.
Spoon about 1/4 of the peanut butter mixture into an 8-inch-square pan.
Cut tofu ito 4 equal slices.
Lay slices side by side in pan
Spoon remaining sauce over tofu.
Bake, uncovered, in a 375 F oven until tofu is hot in center, about 25 minutes.
Transfer tofu to plates, spoon sauce onto tofu and rice.
ENJOY! :)

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Taos Tofu
1 box firm tofu
egg substitute
3/4 cup corn starch
veg. oil for frying
3 chopped green onions
1 tbsp minced ginger
1 tbsp minced garlic
2/3 vegetable stock
2 tbsp soy sauce
4 tbsp sugar
red pepper to taste
1 tbsp sherry (optional)
1tbsp white vinegar
steamed broccoli

Drain, dry and cut tofu into 1 inch chunks. for best results freeze tofu the night before to get a more chicken-like consistency, but it isn't necessary. Mix the egg replacer as specified on the box and add addition 3 tbsp of water. dip tofu in egg replacer/water mixture and coat completely. sprinkle 3/4 cup cornstarch over tofu and coat completely. watch out that cornstarch doesn't clump at the bottom of bowl.
Heat oil in pan and fry tofu pieces until golden. drain oil.
Heat 3 tbsp veg. oil in pan on medium heat. add green onions, ginger and garlic, cook for about 2 minutes. be careful not to burn garlic. add vegetable stock, soy sauce, sugar, red pepper and vinegar. (add sherry if using it.) Mix 2 tbsp water with 1 tbsp cornstarch and pour into mixture stirring well. add fried tofu and coat evenly.
Serve immediately with steamed broccoli over your choice of rice.
If you want it saucier, double the sauce

Answer 2

Check out "Vegan With a Vengeance" by Isa Moskowitz (she's the cook from "The Post Punk Kitchen" whose website someone referenced above.) Even if you're not specifically looking for vegan recipes, she has a fair number of tofu recipes and some good info about draining and pressing tofu and how to prepare it in general. And all the recipes I've tried are super yummy.

Answer 3

Fried Tofu

This makes a quick and easy snack, and is good served with grilled veggies and soft tortilla wraps, or with your favourite dipping sauces.
Ingredients

2 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp sesame oil
1 packet of frozen tofu, defrosted
dash soya sauce
Method

Heat the oil in a frying pan. Thinly slice the tofu and fry until golden brown. Just before serving, add the soya sauce and season to taste.

Notes

Tofu which has been frozen then defrosted has a nice chewiness to it (and freezing is a convenient way of storing the tofu if you haven't got a good local supply).

Answer 4

My fave tofu recipe that I found on www.vegweb.com.

Don't forget to freeze and press your tofu!

1 lb tofu, sliced
1/4 cup nutritional yeast
2 tbsp flour
1/4 cup lemon juice
2 tbsp soy sauce or tamari
1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
chopped scallions
a couple handfuls Whole Foods "Stoplight Peppers" (or just cut up 1/2 bell pepper)
1-2 tbsp capers

Saute tofu in a frying pan until it begins browning. Add nutritional yeast and flour and stir to coat tofu slices. Add lemon juice, soy sauce, and vinegar and stir until liquid is absorbed. Toss in peppers, scallions, and capers, and saute, mixing with tofu, until peppers are tender-crisp.

Serve with rice or potato.

Answer 5

I just made scrambled tofu. Here's a recipe from the PPK:

http://www.theppk.com/recipes/dbrecipes/index.php?RecipeID=110

Answer 6

I am no expert when it comes to tofu recipes but hope these sites will help you prepare delicious meals. Keep healthy!

Answer 7

We have a sauteed tofu dish at my work.
Dice tofu into large cubes,jullienne strips of red bell pepper,fresh bean sprouts,sliced green onions,minced garlic,salt/pepper to taste,julliene strips of red onion,oz.of white wine,seseme oil.

In a hot skillet..w/ a teaspoon extra virgin olive oil,begin to saute the tofu,add remaining ingredients,saute 1.5 minutes,serve over angel hair pasta,and top the tofu mixture w/dry roasted peanuts.

Answer 8

usually I don't grilled tofu. I always make a tofu soup. Mix the tofu with fish balls, salt, sugar, and soy ketchup, pepper, onions' leaf. hmm yummy... more info please check source below