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10-06-2005, 06:07 PM
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What to do with Tofu
As I slide down the socioeconomic scale due to grad school and its accompanying lack of funds, I'm looking for newer and cheaper ways to keep my stomach full. Last week tofu was on sale for a buck a pound, so I picked a package up. Any suggestions on how to make this pale tasteless lump of protein into dinner?
My only ideas are to dump some in ramen with vegetables, or add it to a veg curry in place of meat. 
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10-06-2005, 06:16 PM
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Re: What to do with Tofu
Sautee it, marinate and bbq, stirfry it, deepfry it.
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10-06-2005, 06:22 PM
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Re: What to do with Tofu
Stir fry is really good. Throw some soy sauce on it and mix it in pasta. Very tasty. It goes well with teriyaki sauce, or... pretty much any kind of sauce you like, since it doesn't have a real flavor of it's own. I've mixed it in rice as well, and just eaten it as a seperate dish. It works pretty much any way you eat it, as long as you season it to your taste. Plus it's really good for you.
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10-06-2005, 06:22 PM
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Re: What to do with Tofu
See if you can find mixes made by the Fantastic company. They're a little over two bucks per box. The two specific ones I would search for are Scrambled Tofu and Tofu Burger. What you do is mash the tofu with a fork and mix it with whats in the package. Then you fry it up, scrambled tofu just like scrambled eggs, and you can make the tofu burger into patties just like hamburger. You can make that single brick of tofu last a couple days this way.
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10-06-2005, 06:27 PM
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Re: What to do with Tofu
That sounds pretty nice. Thanks.
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10-06-2005, 06:34 PM
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Re: What to do with Tofu
Sounds like an idea, but I'm cutting back on the packaged stuff. My clothes are shrinking, and it's either the dryer or the fridge that's causing it, probably the fridge.
Marinading sounds like the plan. Can you fry it like meat, or is there only certain ways it can be cooked. Does the firm kind stay in one piece if I throw it in a stew for a couple hours, or should I toss it in at the end?
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10-06-2005, 06:34 PM
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Re: What to do with Tofu
Well tofu can act much like a sponge; if you buy the extra firm stuff and drain it by pressing it between cloth, then soaking it in a decent sauce, then cooking it, it might not come out half bad.
But then again, it might just still taste like tofu. -Diplomat
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