Easy Tofu Recipes WITHOUT all those fancy fruits/toppings?

I'm trying to start eating more organic foods, and i also want to eat tofu...but that stuff is NASTY! I need some easy, delicious, quick recipes, only without all those fancy extras..like mango, or papaya, or asian sesame seeds...i just don't have those! i need simple, convenient and SCRUMDIDDLYUMPTIOUS! help%26gt;?????Easy Tofu Recipes WITHOUT all those fancy fruits/toppings?
Chop it up and cubes and fry it for a long time in olive oil....until it gets brown and crispy...then add some veggies, garlic and some soya sauce and there you have a stir fry.





Crumble it and add it chili and sauces.





Chop it up and add it to you sauce you like...I often use soya and ginger and bake it.





Everyone things that tofu is nasty at first (most people do) so you need to get some flavor in there....then get used to the texture.





I make sweet and sour tofu...I fry it till it gets crispy. I mix (I do it to taste so you will need to try it out) ketchup, vinegar and brown sugar (sweet and sour sauce) and fry it till it reduces, and gets sticky, then serve it with mashed potatoes or something.





these are recipes that I make for guests who don't eat tofu much and everyone loves it.





You can also shake and bake it (a slice of it) and fry it as chick'n fingers or a large slice and add some tomato sauce and cheese for tofu Parmesan....





:) good luckEasy Tofu Recipes WITHOUT all those fancy fruits/toppings?
Hi! I am copying and pasting this recipe from Post Punk Kitchen...It is AMAZING--I have 3 kids (and a toddler!) so I have almost NO time to cook. By about the 3rd time I made this, I could mix it up in about 5 minutes. It is a Tofu ';Ricotta';, and I personally stuff big shell pasta, and top it with red spaghetti sauce and bake the whole thing for 30 minutes. We started making this just when we first changed out diet--and our kids actually thought it was real cheese. (Now they know, and LOVE it!) I always double the amount I make, now, because it is just as easy to make twice as much!





Anyway, the most difficult thing to find was the nutritional yeast, and that wasn't too hard. Try the bulk section of your health food store, it really makes the recipe. The price tag is a bit high, but it is so light, it is not as expensive as it first looks.





Here it is...and the link to the page below. Try it...you won't be disappointed!





Use as a filling for stuffed shells, mixed with tomato sauce in pasta or as a topping for pizza. By popular demand I edited this to say that you should press the tofu before preparing.


Equipment:


Tireless hands, a bowl





Ingredients


1 pound firm tofu, pressed


2 tsp lemon juice


2 tsp olive oil


1 clove garlic, minced


1/4 tsp salt


1/4 cup nutritional yeast flakes


handful fresh basil leaves, chopped fine (ten leaves or so)


dash fresh black pepper





Directions


In a large bowl, mush the tofu up with your hands, till it's crumbly.





Add lemon juice, garlic, salt and pepper and basil. Mush with hands again, this time you want it to get very mushy so squeeze through your fingers and mush until it reaches the consistency of ricotta cheese. May take 2-5 minutes.





Add olive oil, stir with fork. Add nutritional yeast and combine all ingredients well. Use a fork now, because the oil will make it sticky. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
Ingredients


vegetable oil, for deep-frying


100g/3陆oz organic tofu, cubed


1 tbsp olive oil


pinch chilli flakes


陆 red pepper, de-seeded and sliced


100g/3陆oz spinach leaves


4 mushrooms, sliced











Method


1. Heat a deep, heavy-bottomed pan, one-third filled with vegetable oil, until a breadcrumb will sizzle gently in it.


2. Carefully add the tofu cubes to the oil and fry for 2-3 minutes or until golden and crisp. Remove using a slotted spoon and drain on kitchen towels.


3. Heat the olive oil in a large non-stick frying pan. Add the chilli flakes and fry for 1-2 minutes.


4. Add the red pepper and saut茅 for 2-3 minutes to soften.


5. Add the spinach leaves and mushrooms and cook gently until the spinach has wilted.


6. Stir in the deep-fried tofu and cook until heated through.


7. Transfer the tofu stir-fry to a warm bowl and serve at once.
I've only used it a couple of times but I made veggie burgers with them by mashing them up, adding some kidney been and lots of seasoning, chopped herbs etc and forming into burger shapes to fry. I may have added an egg to bind. It's also good in a stir fry


Theres also some recipes here;


www.bbc.co.uk/food
sugar,water,and tofu together and it Vietnamese i think and yummy ! or tofu with mixed greens or tofu with stuffed meat or lean meat
Baked Tofu


This is a great way to introduce the excellence of soy protein.





Tofu


1 block firm tofu


2 tbsp tamari*


2 tbsp lemon juice


2 tbsp olive oil


3 tbsp water


grated fresh ginger to taste





Cut tofu into bite-sized pieces. Mix other ingredients in a baking dish. Stir in tofy cubes. Bake at 180 掳C (350 掳F), until tofu browns (about 45 minutes). Turn the tofu once during cooking. Accompany with baked vegetables and cous cous





Baked vegetables


Cut up chunks of pumpkin and carrot. Place in a baking dish and toss in about 3 tbsp of olive oil. Bake at same temperature as tofu for one hour.





Tofu Blueberry Fluff


2 tablespoons Honey-style sweetener (eg Maple Syrup)


2 1/2 cups thawed and drained frozen unsweetened Blueberries


1 package Mori-Nu Silken Tofu





In a blender or a food processor, combine all ingredients.


Whip until smooth.


Serve chilled.





Makes 4 servings of 2/3 cup each.





Per serving:


125 calories, 3.9 g protein, 2.6 g fat, 23.3 g carbohydrates, 7 mg sodium 0 mg cholesterol 61 mg potassium.





Tofu Strawberry Delight


Serves four





2 packages of Emes Kosher Gel (vegan ';gelatin';)


8 ounces orange juice, freshly squeezed (230 mil.)


8 ounces tofu, pressed (230 mil.)


1 Tbl. sugar (15 mil.)


1 cup fresh strawberries or 1 cup thawed frozen, unsweetened


strawberries (230 mil.)





* You can buy Emes Kosher Gel online at http://www.healthy-eating.com .


Or, instead of the Emes, you can use Agar Agar as a gelatin substitute.


Use 1/2 a bar, or 2 Tbl. Flakes, or 1 Tbl. Granulated Agar.





Sprinkle gelatin into 1/2 cup orange juice and dissolve. Heat remaining


orange juice to a boil. Remove from heat, stir in gelatin mixture until


it is completely melted and clear. Set aside to cool.





Blend tofu and sweetener in blender or food processor, add orange juice


mixture slowly. Blend on high one full minute or till smooth. Add


strawberries and blend a few more seconds. Refrigerate in a 9 X 9 pan


or in your pre-made pie crust and set.








one more


Vanilla Tofu


Ingredients:





2 slabs firm tofu, about 1 cm. thick


cornflake crumbs


1 tbsp. cooking oil (canola oil works well)


1 tsp. vanilla extract





Instructions:





Instructions: Put the oil onto a pan over medium heat. Add the tofu, and sprinkle cornflake crumbs liberally over it. Turn and repeat on the other side. (Add more cornflake crumbs to the pan to mix into rice or pasta if you want.) Sprinkle the vanilla extract over the tofu, and continue cooking until you're in danger of burning the extra cornflake crumbs (a few will turn black). Enjoy!
Tofu Stir-Fry!


Just buy a bag of mixed veggies, and cut the half a block of tofu into little squares.


Pour that and the veggies in a pan and then pour some vegetable oil on it.


You can add all kinds of sauces: Soy Sauce, Teiaki..etc.


Cook until the veggies are browned and the tofu is a golden brown/dark brown.





It's yummyyy. =]]
BBQ Tofu





* irm or extra firm tofu, well drained


* barbeque sauce, about 1 cup





PREPARATION:


Preheat oven to 325 degrees.





Line a cooking sheet with aluminum foil. This will help make cleaning up easier. Spoon a thin layer of barbeque sauce across the lined pan.





Slice pressed tofu into 1/2 inch thick cutlets and place in pan.





Spoon a layer of sauce across the top of the tofu and bake for approximately one hour, checking occasionally so as not to overcook.





Tofu is done cooking when sauce has baked in and tofu is moist, but not saucy. Serve in a sandwich with lettuce, tomatoes, relish and extra barbeque sauce. Yum!