I have heard of scrambled tofu but not tried it. I usually coat cubes in in seasoned or spiced cornflour and fry it - the solid stuff. or make a vegan cheese cake from the silken stuff. Mmm!
Also mash as a base for some sandwich filling with things.....
Kate
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I am going to have to experiment more. I had a huge craving for scrambled egg and did some web searching came up with recipes as simple and similar to mine through long complicated ones which seemed like a lot of fuss for scrambled egg on toast which is simplicity itself.
ASDA do a silken tofu for £1 it seems fine for scrambled egg do I need to paying more for a better tofu or is one block of tofu much the same as the next?
Silken is quite smooth and the solid stuff - usually comes packed in water is much firm . The behave differently.
Yes you can marinate tofu..... I was thinking Tofu au Vin the other night.
You can also buy marinated tofu - Cauldron so it in pieces.
I am sure there are many things you can use. Soy sauce and ginger for one.
Coating it in Cornflour gives in a nice crispy (Tempura style) finish when frying.
Kate
PS WIll digout some recipes when I have time XXX
as a strict veggie i can honestly say that if it is cooked correctly it is ab fab. a lot of veggie reciepes look bland even with the colourful veg mixed but they taste delicious. try diced tofu,soya pieces or quorn pieces on a baking try with sliced peppers, mushrooms, red onions, sliced of pineapple and drizzle with olive oil and italian seasoning. bake till pieces cooked and serve on a crisp salad or with pizza bread-lush
am looking forward to attempting this creation. my 10mnth old dairy n soya intolerent. ispite beingg a veggie myself i have never attacked tofu recipes had a few disasters that put me off for life!!
im an extremely fussy eater also vegetarian and unfortunatly im petrified of trying new foods due to a nasty past experience, im becoming less afraid of food and want to challenge myself by tasting new things as currently my phobias associated with food mean i eat a very limited and repetative diet. therefore i was wondering if anyone could describe the taste and texture of tofu also if anyone has any nicebut basic vegetarian recipies i could attempt
thanks all x
I just had scrambled tofu for lunch and it reminded me there was a post on here about it!
I'm not vegetarian now but I was for about 11 years and so I still eat a lot of vegetarian meals. I would suggest getting Sophie Dahl's cook book- she has a few scrambled tofu recipes which are really tasty and very simple. I tend to have it with mushrooms and ground cumin or with spinach and homemade pesto (you can easily miss out the cheese if on a dairy free diet if you make it yourself- in fact spinach and walnut is a good combination). Might work with chili and cherry/ vine tomatoes too?
I tend to buy the cauldron tofu blocks (in the chilled section) as it seems to have a slightly better texture than silken tofu for scrambling. Don't think it really matters though- the fun's always in the experimenting!
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