Speaking of tofu, Pailin from Hot Thai Kitchen has a banger tofu episode in which she lets loose several tofu rants I agree with:
- in most of Asia, tofu isn’t a meat alternative
- tofu is often cooked with non veg items
- people who try to ‘make it like chicken / steak’ have no idea what they’re doing
- if you think tofu is horrible, I’m sorry you’ve not had great tofu and tofu dishes
Why Freezing Tofu Will Change Your Cooking Game!
What happens when you freeze tofu, and why might want to do it on purpose? A happy accident led to a great culinary exploration!RECIPES I USED:Thai Sukiyaki ...YouTube
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in reply to Adrianna Tan • • •I think the misconception of it as "meat alternative" has some deep roots here in the West.
We tend to think of vegetarianism as "the same old recipes but with the meat left off" and it automatically demotes any plant protein into being "the meat" rather than having its own Identity.
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in reply to Adrianna Tan • • •Tofu techniques:
- 3 Chinese tofu frying techniques https://youtu.be/8vWIenK4p60
- Tofu sheets (you can make tofu salads and tofu noodles with it) https://youtu.be/H_wf-vG58xg
- Restaurant style salt and pepper tofu https://youtu.be/J_men1BU9RQ
If you don’t eat meat just omit the meat, or replace any instance of ground pork (commonly used to cook tofu in Chinese cooking), with minced mushrooms
#Recipes #Tofu #Cooking #Food
Three Chinese Tofu Frying Techniques
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in reply to Adrianna Tan • • •Maangchi is like my Korean auntie (who I don’t call enough, because my actual Korean auntie makes banchan at a popular Seoul restaurant and would almost certainly give me recipes too!)
- soft tofu stew with seafood (add more veg and skip seafood if you’re veg) https://youtu.be/Mg9zeD01kEw
- broccoli with tofu https://youtu.be/1F4q2IWzYto
- tofu soup with clams https://youtu.be/VNSqlbFvWuA
Korean spicy soft tofu stew with seafood (Haemul sundubu-jjigae: 해물 순두부찌개)
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in reply to Adrianna Tan • • •Masala tofu https://youtu.be/fLhjCsXR8_g
Spicy braised tofu https://youtu.be/ob2CYmTx9PM
Vegan kkanpoong tofu https://youtu.be/2VwK220z8Tc
PAN FRIED MASALA TOFU | SUPER QUICK & EASY TOFU RECIPE
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in reply to Adrianna Tan • • •my favourite is pan fried until crispy after coating with flour and black pepper, then mixing with a noodle stir fry with black bean sauce
I learned why I had always thought black bean dishes were meh: it's cos most black bean sauce here has about as much power as a sleepy four year old in the entire jar. Find one where half a teaspoon of it knocks your block off, that's the real good shit.
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in reply to Advanced Persistent Teapot • • •@http_error_418 i just got a bag of black beans to make my own!
https://youtu.be/xcv7AAktfd8
Chinese Black Bean Garlic Sauce
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in reply to Chris Petrilli • • •@petrillic plain wheat noodles are probably great if you get them, but we always have a few packs of good plain 'instant noodles' https://www.sayweee.com/en/product/Ottogi-Plain-Instant-Noodle/40688?trace_id=ef123a78-01c9-4709-8da5-844343b4d20f
for stuff like this
Ottogi Plain Instant Noodle 110 g
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in reply to Andy H3 • • •probably with Asian American cooks who used more frozen foods. almost everything we eat in SE Asia is 'fresh' and we buy groceries daily from markets. including freshly made tofu not from factories.
my own parents would never eat at a restaurant that used frozen vegetables or frozen proteins.
personally i don't like doing anything that changes the texture of tofu so i don't do it.
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in reply to Adrianna Tan • • •Pailin is awesome, I’ll definitely watch this one. I have eaten a lot of tofu, but I always ended up liking the outside marinade best. Which is a shame.
And rants from knowledgeable people are always nice to watch. Thanks!
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in reply to Adrianna Tan • • •Before my wife went soy-free because of her MS diet, one of my favorite things to do with tofu was to slice it up about the size of a Bit-O-Honey and pan fry it with butter, salt, some fresh garlic and maybe yellow curry powder, and a splash of beer.
Never tried freezing tofu, though. I have to give that a try in the future.
We also have a story where my wife put a whole tarragon plant in the fridge.... The results weren't as much fun.