/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>13651612
Substitute it for meat.

>>13651612
Agedashi tofu is one of my favorites
https://www.justonecookbook.com/agedashi-tofu-2/

>>13651612
>How do I cook tofu that doesn't suck?
that wouldn't be authentic tofu anon

>>13651617
*substitute meat for it

>>13651623
Damn that sounds delicious

One way I like to prepare it is to slice it thinly, press it and pan-fry it into crisps for use in salads in place of croutons.

Another is in pressed and sliced or cubed and added to heavily flavoured soups, like kimchi jjigae or miso soup.

Finally, possibly the tastiest one, is pad thai. Slice, though not as thinly as for the tofu crisps above, and pan fry all over again before adding to the noodles in the stir fry.

>>13651612
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfsZwwrTFD4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvZ9m3Bikuw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vWIenK4p60

>>13651612
mapo tofu

>>13651612
pan fried after a light dusting with potato starch, with actual tare sauce as a garnish (not meme american 'TERAYAKIII Xddd' real '''teriyaki'' sauce, which is equal parts soy sauce, sake, and sugar. (Teriyaki Tofu)

Deep fried with a light coating of starch and then placed in a kombu dashi + soy sauce broth, and topped with daikon radish, ginger, scallion, and shichimi togarashi (Agedashi tofu)

Deep fried and served with thai sweet chili sauce and crushed peanuts

pan fried or baked in a thai curry of your choice along with veg

marinaded in a thai peanut sauce and then baked until dry, and put on a skewer

aburaage in kitsune udon (google it)

thinly sliced, marinated and then pan fried and then left to cool to then place in a Banh Mi sandwhich

served cold with soy sauce and agedashi toppings, aka cold tofu, common snack to serve with beer in Japan and quite refreshing

deep fried and served with buffalo sauce

minced up to be used as a bleu cheese substitute to a side of wings


I literally have eaten a container of tofu a day for several years and never get tired of it. just use your imagination anon.

>>13651629
>>13651633
>>13651617
unironically fucking eyeroll worthy, cringe, bluepilled tastelet fucking boomers. HURRHURRRDURR VEGAN FOOD? YUCK!

>>13651617
This is the opposite of what you should do. Its not meat, so don’t treat it as such. Mapo tofu is delicious, as is frying it for use in agedashi. I like to brine it in used feta or mozzarella liquid for a couple weeks then crumble it on salads or in a sandwich. You tofu haters are the same as folks who ate spam straight from the can once and ‘cant imagine how anyone could consume such a disgusting food’.

Tofu's awkward texture makes it a good replacement for both meat and cheese in stuffed pasta dishes. Just mash it up with some Italian-ish seasoning, salt, and a bit of acid for a great ravioli stuffing.

>>13651798
>VEGAN FOOD? YUCK!
yes

>>13651612
Mapo Tofu

>>13651612
What kind of tofu are we talking and what do you want to use it for? I know many tofu recipes and all contain meat/fish, so it's about making tofu good, rather than subbing meat, for me.

>>13651612
>>13648861

'for the first time I can contribute

>>13651798
>all of that faggot shit
no one's making a banh mi to deliver some tofu jesus christ

Here's some real advice
>squish it
>crumble it on a baking sheet
>olive oil, salt & pepper, garlic & onion powder, then chili or cumin idgaf follow your nose
>toss and turn
>broil until crispy
>toss and turn
>broil until crispy
>realize you spent 8 bucks for like a handful of actual food
>now put it in whatever you want
wa la

>>13651612
Deep fry it and then add it to stir fried rice.

>>13651612
Make aburaage by deep frying thin slices of tofu for ten minutes, boiling them for ten minutes to remove the excess fat afterwards.
Then carefully slice them open as you would a pita bread. They're fairly fragile at this stage so go carefully with a knife that isn't razor-sharp, the aim is to open it all the way to the bottom. If you pierce it it's alright as the filling will generally stick to it and keep it whole.
Then, cook the open pouches in a teriyaki broth made from dashi, sugar, soy sauce and sake.
Wait until they're cold and fill them up with sushi rice.
It's fucking delicious.
>pic related, first time making them last week.

>>13652247
isn't easier just to buy these in a can?

>>13652367
It's always easier to buy things ready-made than it is to make them, obviously.

Hiyayakko is delicious. Ginger, bonito flakes soi sauce, green onion,

>>13651775
Based

>>13652367
Looks easier but where's the fun in that

>>13651775
the best

>>13652206
Pretty good general advice there. I mostly do stir fries and a wide variety of curries with it.

cut the into 1 inch cubes and toss them in olive oil
place in a baking sheet lined with non-stick aluminum foil in over at 375F until golden brown around edges and dryer outside
In a non-stick sauce pan make your favorite sauce. I like teriyaki.

Teriyaki Sauce:

Combine 1 cup water, soy sauce, brown sugar, honey, ginger, and garlic powder in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook until nearly heated through, about 1 minute.
Mix cornstarch and 1/4 cold water together in a cup; stir until dissolved. Add to the saucepan. Cook and stir sauce until thickened, 5 to 7 minutes.
Toss the tofu in the pan with the sauce and blast heat until the stick sauce is sticky on the tofu.


The tofu will have a chewey/crispy texture kinda like jerky but not really. It lets you chew and makes you feel like you're eating meat a little bit. If you made a good sauce it will taste amazing.

Add a side of white rice and a serving of a cruciferous vegetables and you're golden.

Mapo tofu.

>>13651612
Simple. Just don't.

>>13651617
DUDE BaCOn!!!!1!!!! Epic vegan troll patrolled!!! BEEf sQuad!!1!

>>13651612
Freeze it in package. Remove from package and the under weighted pressure. Return to freezer in plastic wrap. Repeat pressing procedure. Tear into chunks and rehydrate with chicken stock. Bread and fry. Best chicken nuggie substitute

Just get this it's like super soft tofu that's melt in your mouth creamy.
It's got a very light taste the texture is very silky creamy and goes great with meat and vegetable stirfry.
Regular tofu is like chewing a car tire in comparison.

>>13651612
>How do I cook tofu that doesn't suck?
throw it away and cook a steak.

>>13651617
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>>13651633
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>>13653064
Imagine getting triggered by a question about an ingredient, enough so to open the thread and make a pathetic reply.

>>13653064
western scrub thinking it's some sort of meat substitute
just fry it in sesame oil till it's really brown and drizzly some soy sauce over it

>>13653083
>>13653102
Imagine getting triggered by a post in a pathetic thread about an ingredient, enough so to open the thread and make a pathetic reply to that reply.

>>13653083
Go eat your tofu somewhere else Chang. No one wants to eat your chinky foods.

>>13651798
You don’t need starch to fry tofu