How to Cook Tofu
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My friend Imei is a great cook, whether it be Asian food, or “American” food. I happen to like Tofu if it is cooked properly, so we decided to show you how to make it – and make it taste good!
We are using Silken Tofu. Don’t ask me why it’s called that. Maybe it’s silky smooth (said in my best Zohan voice)!? We pulled the Tofu out of the box, and sliced it up like spam, into cubes. Imei prefers to cook it in a Wok that has been seasoned, but I don’t have anything like that! What’s a Geek to do?!
We had some Guy Lan, which is basically akin to American Broccoli, just without the little tree parts. You can find it in any Asian food market. You can eat the stalks, but I’m not so sure I want to. We chopped down the Guy Lan, to add it to our food. And, of course, we have my favorite Shiitake mushrooms.
If you have garlic cloves, you can heat them in your skillet with the oil, and stir them around a bit. Then, add the Tofu. The cool thing about making any type of stir fry is that you can just throw everything in together. You don’t have to cook things separately.
Next, we threw in the Guy Lan. It looked like a heck of a lot of it, but Imei told me that it’s not. Apparently, it shrinks up while cooking like spinach does. We also added some black bean sauce that has garlic in it. It’s free of MSG, so that’s a good thing!
I wanted some hot sauce. I can’t help it – I like it that way! Imei accomodated me, and squirted a little in the stir fry so that it would have a bit of a kick. For the leftover Tofu, I guess I can heat it up with some Soy Sauce, and chop up some onions on top! Or, I guess I could put them into my soup.
Since I do like Tofu, and it’s healthy… drop me an email with your best Tofu recipes. I’ll definitely try them out.
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One Comment
Elessar Tetramariner
November 3rd, 2009
at 11:32pm
Give me a link, and I will send you my marinated tofu with swet peppers, mushrooms and cashews recipe (served over rice). I guarantee it is good: the only way my wtfe has ever really enjoyed tofu (she’s a meat-eater).
The key is the tofu, and its’ marinade.