TOFU!!!!????

Hi, 

Does anyone have any tips on who to actually cook tofu properly. I have now gone through many packets of the stuff and followed many recipes and ended up chucking the lot in the bin as it is not eatable. 

Please Help

I think tofu can be a bit bland so the best way I've found to cook it is to marinate it first. Try cutting it into squares and marinating it in soya sauce for a couple of hours, then fry it for a few minutes on each side. I've heard that dry-frying without olive oil is best as tofu is already quite moist so the idea is to reduce some of the moisture and crisp it up a bit.

You can also buy tofu that has already been marinated in soy sauce or smoked tofu, which I think are nicer than regular tofu.

I think i might try the pre-marinated tofu, what do you eat it with?

yeah I'd recommend that- the other stuff is vile!

I have tried it in several recipes but it just tastes like a lump of rubber, the smoked stuff is marginally better than the plain but still not one of my favourites.

I don't think I've ever met anyone, vegetarian or not, who actually likes tofu! I've never tried it but if I do I'll probably try the marinating technique

I becam a bit obbsessed with it at this restarunt in america i went to on holiday  earlier this year, and have been trying to re create it ever since but with no luck

I've never known anyone to look forward to tucking into tofu, what did you eat it with RedFox?

Hi guys since moving to China I regularly eat tofu as they make some delicious hot dishes with it. I failed to cook with it in the UK also.

My favourite is Chinese dish is mala tofu which is really spicy - there's a recipe for it here http://appetiteforchina.com/recipes/mapo-doufu-mapo-tofu there is pork/beef served with this here but you can just remove that from the recipe if you want it to be veggy. 

Highly recommended! 

I tried doing something with tofu a couple of weeks ago (mainly just out of curiosity) and it definitely benefits from having some flavour added to it, either marinaded or whatever. One thing I found, though, is that tofu tends to be very "wet" (at least the stuff I got) so to dry it out first, I put it between some kitchen towels with a plate on top to squeeze the water out of it, then microwaved it in soy sauce. I believe there are tofu presses to do the same, but that was going a bit too far just for an experiment.

I've got a block of tofu in the fridge at the moment, but I don't really know what I'm going to do with it - maybe stick some posters up on the wall? (I'm a bit short of Blu-tac...)

i think for my next tofu experiment i am going to george foreman in with bbq sauce

This sounds really good, have to give it a go. Is tofu a healthy food?

Been veggie forever, tried tofu in many ways, still think it tastes like wet rubber with a very similar texture! Its easy in the UK as quorn or similar is easy to get so I don't make any effort to cook it.  I am going to try some of the tips of here to see if I can actually have a decent tofu experience so thanks!!