Tofu is one of the healthier foods that you should incorporate in your diet. It is low in cholesterol and calories yet it is high in protein and vitamins. Also known as bean curd, tofu is often used in soups. It is quite easy to prepare and with some quick and easy recipes, you can have a meal with tofu any day in the week.
You can pan fry it, add to it salads, combine it with meat, fish and even make it into sandwich fillings. It can also be prepared as a dip for your crackers and chips. All you need is to add sautéed garlic and onion, blend it in a food processor, add some salt and pepper to taste. Make sure that you remove as much water as you can from the tofu first, before you mix them all up. You can use this very healthy dip for snacks at home or parties.
In recent years, more and more people are becoming acquainted with tofu and loving it. Supermarket sales have been on a steady increase. It is a good substitute for meat because compared to meat it contains more protein and less cholesterol. With a lot of new recipes to cook tofu, you won’t get tired of it.
Tofu dishes are often quite tasty because every seasoning or ingredient will stand out. On its own, it is not very tasty. With even very little seasoning, you can create quite a tasty dish.
A dish that is quite easy to make is combining tofu with mushrooms. You will need large mushrooms for this since you will be stuffing the hollowed part of the mushrooms with tofu. Prepare the tofu stuffing by adding green onions, crushed garlic, a little bit of soy sauce, a little bit of oyster sauce and salt – pepper to taste. Once you’re done stuffing the mushroom, bake the lot not more than 15 minutes. This is quite a treat.
If you want something to spice up your meal, a chilli tofu dish might do the trick. Marinate cube tofu in a bowl of chilli powder mixed with soy sauce and garlic. After marinating for 15 minutes or so, place the tofu along with the marinade in a heated pan with olive oil. Cook the tofu until they are crispy on the sides. To get excess oil out of the tofu, placing them on a kitchen towel should do the trick.
You can of course combine your tofu dish with other combinations. Lamp, burger, crab meat, potatoes, noodles and even rice would go perfect with it.
You can even make a tofu burger. All you need is to mix tofu with flour to form patties and fry it in a pan or grill. Add ketchup and mustard afterwards. If you want to be fancy, adding barbecue sauce would be great as well. These are just a few of the quick and easy recipes which you can make.
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