My Tofu Experiment

Recently, while eating at a buffet, I had the most delicious tofu ever. And every time I've been back there, I've had this amazing tofu and it's absolutely fabulous. So I decided to try to figure out what they did and recreate it, and this is what I've come up with so far:

1 block extra-firm tofu, rinsed and drained
1 Tbsp sesame oil
2 Tbsp tamari
4 Tbsp teriaki sauce

Cut tofu into 12 logs. Put them in an airtight container with the remaining ingredients and marinate for a day or two or three or four.

Heat a skillet. Dump the tofu and marinate together into the pan and fry. Move the tofu around over and over again to prevent sticking and make sure the sauce is coating the tofu well.

Serve.

This was very popular with the kids. Even family members who 'hate' tofu gobbled it up.


This, however is not how the buffet tofu tasted, even though it was good. I am going to keep on experimenting.

Tofu Burgers

1 package firm or medium tofu
1 onion
oil
1/2 cup wholewheat or buckwheat flour
1/2 cup cornmeal or rice flour
1 Tbsp miso

• Drain and rinse tofu a few hours ahead. Squeeze as much water out of it as possible (for tofu tips, see 'A Word About Tofu' in my Dragon Bowl post).

• Chop onion and saute in a drizzle of either olive oil or veg oil in a large, flat, preferably non-stick pan.

• (Let the onion cool at least a little bit before going on to the next step.)
• Place onion in a food processor. Crumble in tofu and add remaining ingredients.

• Turn on food processor to blend. Stop when it becomes a ball of dough. This should take less than a minute.

• Take your large, flat, preferably non-stick pan and put about 1/8 to 1/4 inch of veg or canola oil in it. Turn on the heat and let it heat up for a few minutes. (You can do this step while blending the tofu mixture.)

• Scoop out the tofu mixture and form into patties, making sure they're around 1/2 inch thick. Fry in oil, about 10 minutes on each side. They will be golden brown. mmmm.....yummy.....

• Drain on a plate lined with several layers of paper towels.
• Serve with any toppings or condiments you like. We like ketchup, mayo, and sliced tomatos.

Makes about 6-8.

Shake 'n' Fry Tofu

1/3 cup flour
2 tbsp nutritional yeast
2 tsp all-purpose seasoning
1 block extra-firm tofu, drained, rinsed, water squeezed out, cut into cubes

In extra large frying pan, preheat about 1/4 inch oil.

Put first 3 ingredients in a zip-to-close baggie and close tightly. Shake to mix.

Add about 1/4 of the tofu to baggie, close tightly and shake to mix.

Add to pan. Repeat until all tofu is in pan.

Fry for about 20 minutes on medium heat, turning after about 15 minutes.

Drain on paper towels on a plate. Serve hot.

Serves about 4-5 people.