/ck/ - Food & Cooking

[Anonymous No.5738768]

So I'm not a vegetarian, but I've decided I want to experiment with tofu a bit. Today I made a potato and tofu curry that was pretty good. What are your favorite uses for tofu?

[Anonymous No.5738777]

Are you also going to experiment with homosexuality?
Perhaps buy a Mac?
Suck off a donkey?

[Anonymous No.5738789]

>>5738768
The main things I use it in are curry, mapo tofu and miso soup.

[Anonymous No.5738805]

>>5738768
I like the texture better when it is deep fried. Otherwise I like it in small chunks in a really tasty salad or soup.

[Anonymous No.5738823]

Stir fried with veggies.

I find it really compliments eggplant well.

[Anonymous No.5738947]

>>5738823
I've never really understood eggplant, it never tastes like anything.

[Anonymous No.5738955]

Read up on actual Chinese and Japanese cooking.

Make mapo dofu, shit's delicious.

[Anonymous No.5739097]

>>5738947
Or zucchini, it's bland too.

[Anonymous No.5739104]

>>5738768
Tofu is gross man, if you didn't grow up eating it you will not like it.

Look into Milk Proteins as a meat substitute, that's tasty in lots of curry. I even use it in buttered chicken (The india buttered chicken, not the "G'day ol chap pip pip cheerio" recipe)

[Anonymous No.5739107]

>>5738768
Op, I went through a strong tofu phase a bit ago, give this a try: http://www.food.com/recipe/the-best-pan-fried-tofu-271647

Crisp, pan-fried tofu with a bit of oil and salt is delicious. I just ate it plain it was so good. If you can find something similar, I recommend using a ginger sesame salt.

[Anonymous No.5739120]

>>5738947
>it never tastes like anything

Which is the same problem you'll have with the tofu, so you'll end up seasoning them both anyways.

[Anonymous No.5739132]

>>5739104

It's pretty flavour-neutral and takes on other flavours really nicely. Texture is closer to an over-cooked egg-white than meat, I guess, but otherwise I'm not really sure how it is that people find tofu offensive to the palate. You should give it another go.

[Anonymous No.5739134]

>>5738777
Sucking off a donkey and swallowing his cum is less gay than eating tofu.

[Anonymous No.5739135]

>>5739104

I didn't grow up eating it and I eat fuckloads of meat but I love tofu if it's prepared well

It tastes like nothing, it's just a sponge for whatever you put it in

mapo tofu is probably my favorite use for it, but I'll also make lettuce wraps and crumble some marinaded, baked tofu in with whatever meat I use to spread out the filling more (since I can get a cube at my local asian market for less than $1)

[Anonymous No.5739143]

>>5739134
Keep telling yourself that, donkey sucker

[Anonymous No.5739160]

>>5739143
How can I not love sucking on something so big and virile. Now son, didnt your father and I ground you for spying on mommy and her special friends? You go on back to your room now mommy is still entertaining.

[Anonymous No.5739169]

>>5739132
>>5739135
Maybe I just cook it wrong.

I have 12 pounds of soybeans, I go through about 8 pounds a month from making soy milk, and I use the Okara for my own recipe fr Okara Pancakes (Basically a potato pancake, but with okara replacing the potato, sometimes I'll add sweet corn and kidney beans too).

the only time I've liked tofu was when I made my own, it was a lot softer and nuttier than store bought stuff and I spread it on french bread wit some salt and pepper, it was delicious

But other than that haven't had much tasty tofu

[Anonymous No.5739174]

>>5739134
Yeah, no.

By definition, a sex act performed on a member of another species is obviously not 'same'-sexual.

[Anonymous No.5739186]

>>5739169

I've never liked it when I've made soy milk, I do like making tofu though. I do like store bought silken tofu typically, but if you do enough stuff with the other stuff (whatever it's called, the refrigerated tofu) you can make it fine.

[Anonymous No.5739188]

>>5739169
Well it sounds like you aren't using particularly firm tofu. Remember the different consistencies have wildly varying uses.

If you aren't sure of what you like maybe try going to an Asian restaurant and see what they do with theirs.

[Anonymous No.5739191]

>>5739174
Go eat some tofu fagget.

[Anonymous No.5739201]

>Tofu
Enjoy your man boobs

[Anonymous No.5739200]

>>5739186
With my soymilk I tend to sweeten it a little before I drink it by blending up some banana and my protein powder into it. Helps a lot, LOADS A PROTEIN

>>5739188
I've used the "Ultra firm" they sell in the stores, it was ok, fried it and ate it with Terriyaka sauce, wasn't too bad, I'll have to see how they prepare it in asian restaurants I guess.

[Anonymous No.5739248]

>>5738768
There's a few ways I usually use tofu:
(these are all for extra firm tofu)
>marinate in a mix of soy sauce, chili paste, sesame oil, garlic, ginger, and mirin overnight; use on salads (or just eat it out of the bowl, because it's tasty as fuck)
>cut horizontally into 4 large slices, marinate in either teriyaki, or worcestershire based sauce, or some other marinade overnight, and then grill. Delicious, on sandwiches, wraps, salads, stir fry, etc.
>mash half and half with eggs to make egg salad (I've used just tofu with no egg at all, but it's not creamy enough IMO), but it mimics eggs in egg salad amazingly well, you wouldn't believe.
>Make tofu "ricotta" and use as you would for regular ricotta in lasagna or other dishes

These are for soft or silken tofu: (I'm allergic to dairy, so I have had to get creative for some things)
>add to smoothies to thicken and add protein
>make key lime (or other flavored) "cheesecake"
>make creamy salad dressings
>make tofu chocolate pie

[Anonymous No.5739277]

>>5739200

when I get the refrigerated shit packed in water I either marinade and bake it before using it, or put a bunch of paper towels on it and something heavy, and sometimes will partially freeze it after that (seems to make the texture nicer) prior to cooking

[Anonymous No.5739290]

>>5739104
>as a meat substitute

I'm not really looking for a meat substitute, just playing around with new ingredients that I'm not familiar with.

[Anonymous No.5739299]

>>5739201

>this mom-tier science

Cmon

[Anonymous No.5739303]

>>5739299

>implying all soy eaters don't have horrible gyno

Cmon

[Anonymous No.5739304]

>>5739104
You're fucking kidding, right? I never ate tofu growing up, and I like it just fine. And I'm not even vegetarian, I'm a full blown omnivore who grew up on a ranch, with actual cowboys and shit, and even I like tofu. We NEVER ate it growing up. I think the first time I had it was when I was in college, at an asian restaurant. Tofu can be very good, it takes on the flavor of whatever it's cooked/marinated/baked with, so it can taste like any number of things.

[Anonymous No.5739390]

>>5738768
>>5738768
Try twice frying it in canola alternating soy sauce and nutritional yeast, grit-style tofu: http://yourveganneighbor.com/tag/grit-style-tofu/

[Anonymous No.5739425]

Mix it with ground beef and a spicy sauce of your choice. Fucking delicious.

Cook the beef normally, cube the tofu (don't just mash it in, let it keep its texture), mix in the sauce. Eat it with some rice if you want a base.

People use it as a substitute, I use tofu to compliment more meat. Mmm.

[Anonymous No.5739438]

>>5739425
>I use tofu to compliment meat

Yep, this is the way to do it.
Properly seasoned, tofu goes wonderfully with beef, pork, chicken, lamb, ect.

[Anonymous No.5739480]

>>5739425
>>5739438
i agree with these 2 anons
pic is what i do with mines extra sauce cause drowning the rice in it is delicious

[Anonymous No.5740112]

>>5738789
>>5738955
>>5739135
>mapo tofu
mah niggas


I've used it for lots of things, even using soft tofu for thick homemade protein shakes. I saw a recipe once for dipping slices in a seasoned egg batter and pan-frying.

[Anonymous No.5740419]

Sour cream goes well with fried tofu cubes

[Anonymous No.5740429]

somthing I like is slices of tofu, dreged in peppery flour, and pan fried so it has a nice crispy crust, then served with puttanesca or pesto. it's the best the day after.

[Anonymous No.5740946]

I love to crumble extra firm tofu and add it to my scrambled eggs along with soy sauce and nutritional yeast. Of course I only do this when I'm going all out and throw in a lot of veggies and spices.

[Anonymous No.5742669]

>>5738947
You need to roast it first. Roasted eggplant is heavenly. There's nothing quite like a good dish of baba ghanoush or baingan bharta.

>>5738955
This. Vegetarians don't know how to use tofu. Which is why they've largely abandoned it (also that crazy "soy is evil" fad). Look what Asians do. Tofu is made to be enjoyed for its texture. It is made to go with other proteins, like meat. Tofu wants to be with meat.

[Anonymous No.5742687]

I've been watching a marathon of Good Eats and this recipe interested me.
Tofu is an emulsifier so it can be used instead of raw egg.
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/no-guilt-caesar-recipe.html

[Anonymous No.5743471]

-Mapo tofu
-Shrimp wrapped with seaweed and tofu skin then deep fried
-Miso Soup with tofu
-Seafood and tofu

[Anonymous No.5743484]

>>5738768
deep fried in thai red or green curry
hot n sour soup

[Anonymous No.5744495]

When I prepare tofu at home I always just cover it in egg and flour and pan fry it and make a spicy sauce to dip in.