A Tofu Recipe For Tofu Haters

Yes and you deserve to get flamed! lol Seriously, have you tried a BBQ sauce that doesn't have HFCS? You know, you can buy more than one brand and/or flavor and mix them together. That counts as making your own, right?

Michelle S

Put a few tbs. of soy sauce in the bottom of a lasagna pan. Add a few drops of toasted sesame oil. Stir it around with a fork. Put quarter inch thick slices of tofu in (they should be about 1.5" by 2.5 " rectangles) and then flip them over, so both sides are brown. Bake for half an hour at 375 or much longer at lower or shorter at higher temp. Not very sensitive. Cook until it is the texture you like. Experiment!! Yum yum. I promise.

Jennie McKenna

Just plan ahead. You don't have to use the tofu at the end of the twenty minutes of pressing--put it in some a storage container and store in in the refrigerator until you are ready for it.

You can also cut it into cubes for stir fry and marinate for a few hours in something you like-- I favor sesame oil, chili oil, soy sauce, powdered ginger and powdered garlic.

Martin

I don't think you sold me yet on tofu! If I serve tofu for my Husband at a BBQ I think he would divorce me. lol Your recipe does sound good though and a great way to try tofu.

Jennifer @ Peanut Butter and Peppers

I'm not convinced either. There has to be something else you can eat with the same nutritional value. I make my own BBQ sauce by using ketchup a little syrup and water. Mix until desired tartness/sweetness and VIOLA!!!

Noreen

Snack Girl! Try this tofu recipe now! I swear it makes it taste like a blacken grilled chicken breast!

http://www.dailygarnish.com/2012/03/crispy-blackened-tofu.h…

karina

I make a Tofu Parm that is pretty good...but I am the only one in the house who will eat it! Haven't found a way to sneak it into the rest of the fam's diet yet! I coat the tofu slices in panko crumbs and cook in a little olive oil before adding the tomato sauce and cheeses. Link if interested http://kim-thislittlelifeofmine.blogspot.com/2012/06/meatle…

Kim of Mo'Betta

My favorite way to eat tofu is simple! Press and drain. Then cut into bite size cubes. Dredge the cubes in about 1 tbs (for an entire block) of cornstarch. Spray a pan with non-stick spray and then place tofu on the sheet. Spray the tops with cooking spray (I just use olive oil). Then bake at 400 for 20-25 minutes (until it's a nice golden color). This gives you a nice, firm, chewy piece of tofu that is perfect either on top of a salad or mixed with your favorite sauce (I like sezchuan or peanut) and combined with steamed rice and steamed veggies. Yum!

Carmie

HFCS and MSG give me migraines. My favorite BBQ sauce is Bull's-Eye Brown Sugar and Hickory. Not completely clean, but the "naughty ingredients" are in the 2% or less category.

Ann

I love tofu with veggies, but not as a sandwich. I eat only 1 slice of bread for breakfast either with an egg or cheese.

Sigrid Rogowski

I love the fact you are normal! I have never been in love with tofu...but I've been reading that baked tofu will convert just about anyone...so that is what I plan on trying next :-)

Julie

Sounds like great recipe but be sure to try trader joes pulles bbq tofu! Its a fav!

wallis

I have had a delicious tempeh reuben - a form of fermented tofu - at a local restaurant, but cooking it at home is something else. I just don't have the skill, or the patience, or maybe the desire. Tofu and bbq sauce makes me ill to contemplate. But keep trying; I want to like it. I just don't.

Cynthia

Poor tofu! I love that you persevere. Where I live you can get pre-marinated, fairly dry tofu that's a great starting point for tofu newbies.

I love it, but I don't have time to dry it wither (duh, I want my lunch now). I tend to stew it with vegetables in a stack of spices. Yum!

Kate

I'm vegetarian, so I eat a LOT of tofu. I never remember to press it (sometimes I manage to wrap it in paper towels and squeeze it a bit) and it's fine. I throw it in a stir fry - it gets crispy, soaks up the sauce around it, and absolutely does not taste like (ew!) gelatin. On the other hand, if you do want to plan ahead, freezing water-packed tofu and then thawing it makes it take on a meatier texture. Also, coating it with cornstarch at any point before frying adds an extra yummy crunch to it. But the bottom line, I guess, is that if you don't like a food, you don't like it! :)

Marla

Oh yuck. I've tried tofu every which way and I'm still grossed out by it. I give you credit for trying to like it by pouring bbq sauce over it. That's totally something I would do. LOL.

Izabel

I really like tofu - it's like a savory marshmallow! But you definitely have to put some flavor on it (like BBQ sauce) because it doesn't have much of its own! I usually use soy sauce, garlic powder, bbq sauce, something like that. I'll just eat it plain or cubed and in pasta or veggies.

But....I never press it for 20 minutes. I just put extra-firm tofu to begin with!

Kelly Runs on Cake

Tofu is a highly processed food... better to go with real, grass-fed meat and get the good fats.

Cristina @ An Organic Wife

I don't eat tofu as I am grossed out by GMO foods. Are there any brands that are non-GMO? None in our local store.

Sandy