Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes Path: nuchat!taronga!arielle From: hz225wu@unidui.uni-duisburg.de (Micaela Pantke) Subject: COLLECTION: Tofu (long) Message-ID: <9308260852.AA12090@unidui.uni-duisburg.de> Followup-To: poster Sender: arielle@taronga.com (Stephanie da Silva) Reply-To: hz225wu@unidui.uni-duisburg.de (Micaela Pantke) Organization: Taronga Park BBS Date: Thu, 26 Aug 93 10:52:11 +0200 Approved: arielle@taronga.com CONTENTS: --------- Crisp-Fried Tofu And Greens (Richard Darsie) Cuban Tofu Salad (Marilyn Walker) Mabo Tofu (Rodney Shojinaga) Ma Pa Dofu (Rodney Shojinaga) Pad Thai Pseudo-Vegetarian Style (Jonathan Kandell) Priscilla's Tofu Pot Pie (Tara McDermott) Shanghai Stir-Fry (Janet Hatch) Shepherd's Pie (Mary Kay Petersen) Shoyu Dips (William Ira Maddex) Southern Baked Tofu (Tara McDermott) Soysage (David "Yeah) Spicy Peanut Tofu (andrea@hivnet.ubc.ca) Sweet And Sour Tofu (Richard Darsie) Szechwan Eggplant And Tofu (Steven Frank) Szechwan Spiced Bean Curd (Mapwo Doufu) (Frederic W. Brehm) Tofu (Janice Morley) Tofu (Mike Phillips) Tofu (Mike Shawaluk) Tofu Bacon (Paul Houtz) Tofu Bourguignon (Allison Fink) Tofu Broccoli Stroganoff (Ellis S. Cohen) Tofu Jerky (Mike Richichi) Tofu Raspberry Pudding (jagordon@agsm.ucla.edu) Tofu Spaghetti Balls (Mary Kay Petersen) Tofu With 3 Spices (Michael) Vegetarian Swiss Steak (Kathleen G. Kidd) Yuba (William Ira Maddex) Yuba Sashimi (William Ira Maddex) %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% From: darsie@ece.ucdavis.edu (Richard Darsie) Source: The Moosewood Restaurant Kitchen Garden CRISP-FRIED TOFU AND GREENS =========================== Ingredients: ------------ 2 cakes of tofu, frozen overnight and thawed 1/2 cup water or vegetable stock 1 tsp cornstarch 1/2 cup cornmeal or cornstarch Marinade: --------- 1/3 cup soy sauce 1/4 cup rice vinegar 1 tblsp finely grated gingerroot 2 cloves garlic, minced or pressed dash cayenne Sauce: ------ 3 tblsp soy sauce 1/4 cup dry sherry 2 tsp rice vinegar 2 tsp honey or brown sugar Vegetables: ----------- 3 tblsp oil 3 cloves garlic, minced or pressed 1 cup thinly sliced onion 6 cup mix of coarsely chopped pak choi, chard, kale, nappa cabbage or 9 cup chopped spinach Instructions: ------------- Gently squeeze as much liquid out of thawed tofu as possible. Cut tofu crosswise into 1/2-inch thick slices, then diagonally, to make 4 triangles.* Combine marinade ingredients and mix well. Arrange tofu triangles in one layer in a dish and cover with marinade. Allow to sit for at least 10 minutes to absorb the flavors. Prepare sauce mix by combining all ingredients in a small bowl. In a separate bowl mix the water or stock and the 1 tsp. cornstarch. Dredge marinated tofu pieces in cornmeal or cornstarch and fry over medium heat in 1/8 to 1/4 inch of oil, for 3-4 minutes on each side. Drain and keep warm in 200F oven. Add leftover marinade to sauce mix. Heat 3 tblsp oil in a wok. Stir-fry garlic and onion until onion is tender. Add greens and continue stir-frying until just wilted but not mushy. Add sauce mix and cornstarch mix and stir-fry just until sauce is thickened. Add reserved fried tofu. Serve with rice. * I cut the tofu into many more smaller triangles. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% From: Marilyn Walker CUBAN TOFU SALAD ================ Ingredients: ------------ 1 lb firm tofu 1/3 cup nutritional yeast with salt, pepper, and paprika added to taste oil 1 lb new potatoes 1 good-sized sweet potato or yam (6-8 inches long) 1 mild tasting apple (Golden Delicious is good), sliced or chopped 4 eggs, hard cooked, sliced 1/2 cup green peas, cooked until still slightly firm 1/2 red onion, finely chopped 1 can asparagus tips mayonnaise (about 3/4 c.) about 2 tblsp dill weed vinegar, mustard, or "Durkee's special sauce" Instructions: ------------- 1. Cut tofu into 1" squares, 1/2" thick. Coat with nutritional yeast. Fry in oil over medium heat until golden brown and slightly chewy. Drain on paper towels. 2. Cut potatoes and sweet potatoes into 1" cubes. Boil until tender. Drain. 3. Mix together tofu, potatoes, apple, 3 of the eggs, peas, and onion. Add enough mayonnaise to make it creamy or to taste. Add dill weed, fresh if possible. Add enough vinegar, prepared mustard, or Durkee's Sauce (basically a mustard-vinegar sauce) to give it a tang. 4. Garnish with additional egg and asparagus spears. Sprinkle with paprika for beauty. Variations and substitutions: ----------------------------- Broil the tofu to reduce fat. It won't have a nicy chewy texture, though. Substitute chicken for the tofu (as in the original recipe). Substitute plain, non-fat yogurt for some of the mayonnaise to reduce fat content. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% From: shjnaga@ncsc.org (Rodney Shojinaga) MABO TOFU ========= (Serves 2) Ingredients: ------------ 1 tblsp corn or soy oil 1 1/2 tsp sesame oil 1 clove garlic, crushed 1/4 cup minced leeks, scallions, or onions 1 tsp minced red chilies 4 shitake, soaked and sliced 1/2 cup water, stock, or dashi 1 1/2 tsp sake 2 1/2 tsp shoyu 1/2 tsp salt dash of sansho or 7-spice chili powder 1 1/2 tsp ketchup 24 oz tofu, cut into pieces 1 1/4" square by 1/2" thick 2 tsp cornstarch, dissolved in 2 tblsp water 1 tblsp minced leek or scallion greens Instructions: ------------- Heat wok or skillet and coat with both types of oil. Add garlic, leeks, and chilies, stir fry over high heat for 15 seconds. Reduce heat to medium, add shitake, and saute for 1 minute. Add dashi and next five ingrdients, bring to boil, and cook for 30 seconds. Add tofu and return to boil. Stir in dissolved cornstarch and simmer until thick. Serve hot, garnished with the greens. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% From: shjnaga@ncsc.org (Rodney Shojinaga) MA PA DOFU ========== (Serves 3) Ingredients: ------------ 2 tblsp oil 1 tsp grated gingerroot 1 tsp crushed or minced garlic 2 small red chilies, minced 5 mushrooms, thinly sliced 3 green onions, whites thinly sliced and greens cut into 2" lengths 16 oz tofu, pressed and cut into 1/2" cubes; or 12 oz firm tofu 2 tblsp red miso creamed with 1/2 cup water 1 tblsp shoyu 1 tblsp honey 1 tblsp cashew or sesame butter 1/2 tsp vinegar 1 tsp arrowroot or cornstarch, dissolved in 2 tblsp water Instructions: ------------- Heat the oil in a wok or skillet. Add gingerroot, garlic, and red chilies, and saute for 2 or 3 minutes. Add mushrooms and onion whites, and saute for 2 or 3 minutes more. Add onion greens and tofu cubes and saute for 1 minute. Combine miso, shoyu, honey, cashew butter, and vinegar; mix well. Stir into tofu-mushroom mixture and simmer for 1 minute. Stir in dissolved arrowroot and simmer for about 30 seconds more, or until thick. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% From: jkandell@ccit.arizona.edu (Jonathan Kandell) PAD THAI PSEUDO-VEGETARIAN STYLE ================================ Ingredients: ------------ 1/4 cup thai fish sauce 1/4 cup + 2 T white vinegar 2-4 T sugar 1 t paprika 8 oz thai rice noodles about 1/4" thick 8 oz tofu 1-2 T dried shrimp (optional) 3 T oil 2-3 cloves garlic 2 eggs 3/4 lb bean sprouts 3 green onions, sliced on the diagonal, including white part 3/4 C ground peanuts 1+ T roasted red chili peppers. [Take some dried reds and cook them in an ungreased wok over low stirring constantly until they start to brown. Grind in a coffee grinder or spice mill.] Instructions: ------------- Combine first four ingredients and let sit until sugar dissolves. Soak rice noodles/sticks in warm water until they are soft but don't disintegrate when pressed, about 40 minutes. Drain. Drain tofu by wrapping it in a clean towel and pressing with a large can of tomatoes, about 30 minutes. Cut into 1/4 inch cubes. Rinse dried shrimp in water and drain. Put oil in wok, heat to medium, put in crushed garlic. Swirl around for about a minute. Add noodles and mix around for a minute or two. Add the tofu and shrimp then immediately add the liquid. Keep stirring until the liquid has all been absorbed into the noodles, about a couple of minutes. Lower heat to low or medium-low. Push some of the stuff aside at one end of wok, and break an egg in. Immediately cover with noodles. Do the same at the other end of wok. Let the eggs cook *undisturbed* until the yolks are practically cooked, about three minutes. (*Carefully* peak if unsure.) Slip a slotted spoon under each egg in turn, and bring upward, through the noodles, shaking as you go. The idea is to break up the cooked egg into the rest of the mixture into tiny bits. Mix in sprouts and green onions. Let cook for another two minutes. Turn off heat. Add crushed peanuts and enough roasted red chilies to your desired hotness. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% From: tara@starburst.umd.edu (Tara McDermott) Source: Karen Davis' cookbook A Poultryless "Poultry" Potpourri, from United Poultry Concerns (contact Karen Davis at (301) 948-2406). PRISCILLA'S TOFU POT PIE ======================== (serves 8 to 10) Filling: -------- 1 1/2 lbs firm tofu 1/4 cup flour 1 tsp salt 1/2 tsp each: black pepper and garlic powder Cut the tofu into 1/2" cubes. Mix the flour, salt, pepper and garlic powder. Add the tofu cubes and toss till coated. Saute in a large skillet, with: 2 tblsp oil (I used a little bit more with a little water added) When tofu is golden and crisp, stir in: 1 1/2 cups onion, chopped. Continue cooking 3 minutes then add: 1 cup carrots, sliced 1 cup celery, sliced 2 tblsp water (again, I used a little bit more). Cover the pan and cook over medium heat. Stir gently, every minute or so, till the carrots are just tender. Remove from heat and stir in: 1 cup peas, fresh or frozen. Gravy: ------ 3 tblsp margerine 4 cups mushrooms, sliced 1/4 cup whole wheat flour 1 tsp each: salt, sage, garlic powder 1/2 tsp each: thyme and paprika 1/4 tsp black pepper 2-3 cups water Melt margerine in a large saucepan, then add the sliced mushrooms. Cover pan and saute over medium heat till mushrooms are soft. Stir in flour and seasonings and cook over low heat 2 to 3 minutes. Whisk in water and simmer, uncovered, till gravy is thickened - about 10 minutes. Mix half the gravy into the tofu and vegetables. Set remainder aside. Crust: ------ 1 1/2 cups whole wheat pastry flour 1/2 cup wheat germ 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 cup margerine (about 1 stick, though I used only 3/4 stick) 6 tblsp cold water Note: This wasn't enough for me, in a 9 inch pan, so increase it by half! Combine flour, wheat germ, and salt and stir to mix. Cut in margerine till mixture resembles coarse cornmeal. Add cold water all at once and stir just enough to form dough into a ball. Divide in half and roll first half out on a floured surface. Place in a 10-inch pie plate. Roll out remaining half of dough and set aside. Spread tofu and vegetable mixture into the dough-lined dish (this was too much for my 9 inch casserole dish. Since it didn't fit, I reserved something like 1 1/2 to 2 cups as a topping for when it was cooked, as a sortof makeshift gravy. Using a larger pan would probably work as well, if not better).. Pour remaining gravy over top and cover with top crust. Fold edges of top and bottom crusts together and pinch to form edge. Cut 4 to 6 1-inch slits in top crust to allow steam to escape (my method is to just flatten pieces of dough and place over pie. Where the pieces overlap there is usually a gap of some sort for steam and juices to bubble through). Bake in a preheated 400 degree oven for 20 minutes. Reduce heat to 350, and bake an additional 20 to 30 minutes, till crust is nicely browned. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% From: janet.hatch@acadiau.ca (Janet Hatch) Source: Redbook, Oct. 92 magazine. SHANGHAI STIR-FRY ================= Sauce: ------ 2 tblsp dry sherry 2 tblsp soy sauce 1 tblsp honey 2 tsp cornstarch Ingredients: ------------ 2 large carrots, sliced 1/4 inch thick 6 oz green beans cut into 1/2 inch pieces 1 cup diced yellow summer squash 1 cup diced red pepper 1 cup snow peas, halved 1 cup small broccoli florets 4 oz firm tofu, cut into 1/2 inch pieces 1 tblsp peanut or veg. oil 2 tsp grated ginger 2 tsp minced garlic 1 cup brown rice, cooked & cooled 1/2 cup sliced green onions 1/4 cup chopped roasted peanuts Instructions: ------------- Combine sherry, soy sauce, honey and cornstarch in small bowl; set aside. Bring large saucepan of salted water to boil. Add carrots & beans boil 1 minute. Remove with slotted spoon, drain. Add squash, red pepper, snow peas and brocolli to pan, boil 1 minute. Drain. Pat tofu dry with paper towel. Heat oil in skillet over medium heat. Add tofu and cook until golden (about 3 minutes). With slotted spoon transfer to serving dish, keep warm. Add ginger and garlic to skillet, cook over high heat about 30 seconds. Add vegetables and cook, stirring occasionally about 2 minutes. Add rice and cook for another 2 minutes. Return tofu to skillet with green onions and sauce, cook, stirring 1 minute. Sprinkle with peanuts. Calories: 200 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% From: mkay@sequent.com (Mary Kay Petersen) SHEPHERD'S PIE ============== (serves 4) Ingredients: ------------ Tofu layer: ----------- 1 cake tofu, frozen, thawed and shredded 1 large onion, chopped 2 tblsp vegetable oil 1/4 tsp thyme 1/2 tsp ground coriander seeds pinch of freshly ground black pepper 1/2 cup walnuts, toasted and chopped juice of 1 lemon (about 1 tblsp) 1-2 tblsp tamari soy sauce (to taste) Potato layer: ------------- 4 large potatoes, peeled and cubed 3 tblsp butter or margerine 1/2 cup milk salt to taste Mushroom gravy: --------------- 2 tblsp vegetable oil 1/2 lb. mushrooms, sliced 3 tblsp tamari soy sauce pinch of freshly ground black pepper 1 1/2 cups hot potato water (from above) 2 tblsp cornstarch dissolve in 1/2 cup water. Instructions: ------------- (do all this concurrently to save time) For tofu layer, saute chopped onions in oil with thyme, coriander, and black pepper until onions are translucent. Stir in the chopped walnuts and shredded tofu. When heated through, stir in lemon juice and soy sauce. Remove from heat. To make mashed potatoes, place cubed potatoes in saucepan and cover with lightly salted water. Bring to a boil, and then simmer until potatoes are soft. Drain, saving hot potatoe water to use in the gravy. Mash the potatoes with butter and milk. Salt to taste. For the gravy, heat the oil in a skillet. Stir in the mushrooms, soy sauce, and black pepper. Saute, stirring occasionally, until the mushrooms are tender. Add 1 1/2 cups potato water and bring to a boil. Slowly stir in the cornstarch mixture and cook at a low boil, continuing to stir, until th egravy is clear and thick. Oil a 9-inch square casserole dish [maybe bigger; mine boiled over - ek] or use a 10-inch round cast-iron skillet. Layer the tofu mixture, then the mushroom gravy, and then the mashed potatoes. Dot the top with butter or margarine. Bake at 400 for 15-20 minutes, until the top becomes golden. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% From: mad4@quads.uchicago.edu (william ira maddex) Source: Losely adapted from The BOOK OF TOFU by William Shurtleff and Akiko Aoyagi SHOYU DIPS ========== Ingredients: ------------- For each 1.5t shoyu stir in 1+ of 0.5 tsp grated ginger 0.25 tsp wasabi 0.25 tsp crushed garlic 0.5 tsp grated citrus peel 0.25 tsp hot mustard 0.5 tsp tahini or nut butter 1 tsp citrus juice 1-3 tblsp grated daikon. Instructions: ------------- Use your imagination. One book I have uses yuba in enchiladas. (I haven't tried this.) %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% From: tara@socrates.umd.edu (Tara McDermott) SOUTHERN BAKED TOFU =================== Ingredients: ------------ garbanzo flour or brown rice flour corn flakes celery salt sage touch of salt nutritional yeast (lots) margerine corn meal tofu Instructions: ------------- Cup up as much tofu as you think you'll eat into 1/4 inch thick slices. In a medium bowl mix up all the dry ingredients. In a small skillet, heat up 1/2 - 1 stick margerine. When completely melted, dip tofu into margerine - enough to moisten the surface. Transfer tofu to dry breading, and cover both sides. Transfer breaded tofu to a lightly greased tray, casserole dish, or cookie sheet. Bake until crunchy/warm. It tastes delicious by itself, but a nutritional yeast gravy might taste good on top. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% From: newton@ils.nwu.edu (David "Yeah) Source: The_New_Farm_ Vegetarian_Cookbook SOYSAGE ======= Ingredients: ------------ 3 cup soy gunk. (It might be called Okara, not okra.) (STEAM THIS before using it to get rid of protein inhibitors) 1.5 cup whole wheat flour 1 cup soymilk/liquid (could use veggie stock, water, what have you) 1/4 cup oil (I think I used less) 2 tsp wet mustard 2 tsp brown sugar pepper oregano other spices to taste Note: All measurements are approximate! Instructions: ------------- I then microwaved this for about 20-30 minutes or so, 'cuz it said to steam it in the cookbook, and I don't have a steamer. Then ya' just slice it and fry it. It's really really really good. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% From: Andrea@hivnet.ubc.ca SPICY PEANUT TOFU ================= Ingredients: ------------ 1 lb med. firm tofu 1 onion 1 tblsp fresh grated ginger 1 carrot diced 1 stalk celery diced 1 can sliced water chestnuts drained 1/2 cup peanut butter 1/2 cup water 1 tsp chili paste with garlic (available in Chinese food-stores) 2 tblsp sugar 1 tsp vinegar few dashes chili powder 1 tblsp soy sauce Instructions: ------------- 1. Freeze the tofu and defrost. Squeeze all the water out. Crumble. If you have a food processor you will save yourself some time. 2. In a bowl combine the penut butter, water, ginger, chili paste, sugar, vinegar, soy sauce and chili powder. Add the tofu and stir 'til well combined. Let it sit to soak up the sauce. 3. Stir-fry the onion, carrot, celery and water chestnuts in oil until they are the desired "cookedness". Add the tofu and heat through. Serve on rice noodles topped with the occasional penut! :-) %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% From: darsie@ece.ucdavis.edu (Richard Darsie) Source: The Enchanted Broccoli Forest SWEET AND SOUR TOFU =================== Ingredients: ------------ 1 lb tofu 1/4 cup lemon juice 1/4 cup tamari sauce 6 tblsp water 1/4 cup tomato paste 2 tblsp honey 1 tsp ginger 4 cloves of garlic 8 scallions, minced 1 green and 1 red bell pepper, sliced in strips 1 lb mushrooms 1 cup toasted cashews Instructions: ------------- Cut tofu into small cubes; set aside. Combine lemon juice, tamari, water, tomato paste, honey, ginger, and garlic; mix until well blended. Add tofu to this marinade, stir gently, and let marinate for several hours (or overnight). Stir-fry scallions, bell peppers, and mushrooms in 2 tsp. of oil. After several minutes, add tofu with all the marinade. Lower heat, continue to stir-fry until everything is hot and bubbly. Remove from heat and stir in cashews. Serve over rice. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% From: steven.frank%acc1bbs@ssr.com (Steven Frank) SZECHWAN EGGPLANT AND TOFU ========================== (Serves 4) Ingredients: ------------ 3 tblsp Soy sauce 2 tblsp Minced garlic 1/4 cup Dry sherry or Chinese rice wine 1 tblsp Minced fresh ginger 1/4 tsp Black pepper 1 tblsp White or brown sugar Cayenne pepper to taste 1 tblsp Cider vinegar 3 Cakes firm tofu, cut into strips 3 tblsp Cornstarch 2 tblsp Peanut oil 8 Scallions: greens minced, whites in strips, keep separate 1 medium Onion, thinly sliced 1 large Eggplant, cut into strips, thinly 1 bunch Cilantro, minced (optional) 3/4 tsp Salt Instructions: ------------- Sauce: ------ Combine soy sauce, vinegar, sherry, sugar in a liquid-measuring cup. Add enough water to make up to 1 cup. Place cornstarch in a small bowl, pour in the liquid, pour on the liquid & whisk till dissolved. Set aside. Heat a large wok over a high flame. Add oil & onion & stir fry for about a minute. Add eggplant & salt & stir fry for 8 to 10 minutes till the eggplant is soft. Add garlic, ginger & black pepper & cayenne. Cook a few minutes more. Add tofu & scallion bottoms. Stir the bowl of liquid that has been set aside & add to the wok. Mix well & stir fry for another few minutes till the sauce is thickened. Remove from the heat & serve over rice topped with scallion greens & cilantro. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% From: fwb@ursa.siemens.com (Frederic W. Brehm) SZECHWAN SPICED BEAN CURD (MAPWO DOUFU) ======================================= Ingredients: ------------ 2 tblsp cooking oil 1 tsp hot oil (optional) 0.25 lb ground pork or beef (about 0.5 C) 0.33 cup chicken broth 1 tblsp fermented black beans, rinsed and lightly chopped (optional) 2 cloves sliced garlic 2 tsp Szechwan hot pepper sauce 2.5 tblsp dark soy sauce 0.5 tsp salt 0.5 tsp sugar 0.25 tsp MSG 3 pads bean curd cut into 0.5 inch cubes 1 cup peas (frozen is OK) 2 tsp cornstarch mixed with 2 tblsp water 0.125 tsp szechwan pepper powder 1 tblsp minced scallion 2 tsp sesame oil Instructions: ------------- Heat a wok over medium high heat until hot, add the oil, wait until it is hot, then add the meat. Stir-fry the meat until it is no longer pink. Add the sauce and bring to a boil. Add the bean curd [and peas], bring to a simmer, and cook for 2 minutes. Pour in the cornstarch mixture and stir until the sauce has thickened. Turn off the heat and sprinkle with the garnish. Serve immediately. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% From: jmorley@verity.com (Janice Morley) TOFU ==== Ingredients: ------------ Dry soy beans Water Nigari (a salt by-product, available at natural food stores) Supplies: --------- A blender Cheesecloth Strainer Large pot, preferably enamel Wooden spoon Step One: --------- Sort the dry soy beans. Measure out about two cups for two blocks of your tofu end-product. Wash the beans, then cover them with about 3" of water and refrigerate overnight. Step Two: --------- Using your blender, add about 1 cup of beans with about two cups of water (you can use some of the water from the soaked beans, then make up the difference with ordinary tap water). Grind the mixture in the blender until the beans are about the texture of coarse coffee grounds. Line the strainer with cheesecloth, then put the strainer over the pot. Pour the mixture into the strainer, then squeeze until dry. Reserve the grounds, which will become your okara. Repeat with remaining beans. Step Three: ----------- Put the pot containing the strained milky mixture on the stove and stirring constantly as you bring to boiling. Watch this carefully, as this has a tendency to boil over very quickly. Reduce heat and keep at a low boil for about ten minutes. Step Four: ---------- Add nigari--about 1-1/2 teaspoons--to the pot, and stir well. You'll see the milky mixture forming curds. When the mixture seems to have curdled (about a minute), remove from heat. Step Five: ---------- Line strainer with a clean piece of cheesecloth, and pour in the curdled mixture. Discard the water. Wrap up the curdled mixture in the cheesecloth, and squeeze tightly to remove any remaining water. Step Six: --------- Let the curdled mixture (your tofu) firm up as it cools, about 20 minutes. Once cooled, you can remove the cheesecloth and store the tofu in water in the fridge until it's ready to be used. Step Seven: ----------- To prepare the okara, spread the soy grounds on a cookie sheet, and bake for about 20 minutes in a250-degree (F) oven. Check it to make sure it turns a nice golden brown color and doesn't burn. Note: ----- This recipe makes a super-firm tofu that's great for stir-fried recipes, when other types of tofu would break up into unrecognizable pieces. I like this tofu especially for tostadas -- I stir-fry onions, peppers, tofu, turmeric, cumin, garlic, and oregano for the filling. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% From: phillips@sparky.mit.edu (Mike Phillips) TOFU ==== Boil a bunch of soybeans in a big pot until they get soft. Mush them up somehow - a blender does a good job. You should keep enough water in the pot so the resulting mush is fairly liquidy - maybe like a thin milkshake. Strain the resulting mush somehow - a few layers of cloth or a fine strainer depending on how finely you mushed stuff up. Try to squeeze out all the liquid. Put the solid part in the compost or feed it to your pigs or whatever. Put the liquid part back in the pot and get it boiling. By the way, you now have soy milk - you can just stop now and drink it if you'd like. Now comes the fun part, you need to put something in the boiling liquid to make in coagulate. The normal thing for tofu is called Nagara (Ok, I don't know how to spell it). Anything acidic (lemon juice, lime juice, hot pepper juice, etc) will work but of course it'll alter the flavor a bit. Just put in enough coagulant (while stirring) until the stuff coagulates. It might take a few minutes. Turn the heat off and let it sit for ten minutes or so, then pour it through some cheesecloth. You can rinse the curds off to remove some of the flavor of the coagulant - taste them first to see if you need too. Press the solid part with some form of weight. The longer and harder you press it, the firmer it'll be. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% From: oovvoo@mixcom.COM (Mike Shawaluk) Source: "The Tofu Cookbook" by Junko Lampert TOFU ==== Soak 2 cups of dried soybeans overnight, then drain & rinse them, and combine them with an equal volume of water a cup or two at a time in a blender, and whiz them until smooth (about 3 minutes.) This batch of puree is then poured into a pot which has 8 cups of water brought to a boil, and is returned to a boil and then reduced to medium heat, and cooked & stirred until "the foam rises". Then, the liquid is poured through a cloth-lined colander, and the excess liquid is squeezed from the cloth, and the stuff in the cloth (called okara), is saved for another interesting experiment someday (more on that later), and the milk is put back in the boiling pot, and brought back to a boil & cooked for another 5 minutes. This netted me a little over 1/2 gallon of soy milk (actually 1/2 gal. plus a large [16 oz.] drinking glass), which I promptly refrigerated. Please note: if I had been following the complete tofu recipe, I would have added the solidifier at this point (1 teaspoon of nigari dissolved in 1 cup of water), but I have neither nigari nor tofu pressing containers or supplies, but maybe next time... %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% From: gph@hpindda.cup.hp.com (Paul Houtz) TOFU BACON ========== Ingredients: ------------ 1 lb firm Tofu, cut into strips shaped like bacon 2 tblsp nutritional yeast 2 tblsp tamari/shoyu 1 tsp Wright's (or other brand) liquid smoke. 1 tblsp oil (something neutral, not olive or sesame) Instructions: ------------- Fry tofu strips on low or medium heat until they are crispy on the outside. The best way to do this is to lay them in the pan in the oil and let them sit for at least 10 minutes, simmering. They should turn easily after that. Turn them and give them another 10 minutes on the other side. Mix the tamari/shoyu soy sauce with the liquid smoke first, then take the pan off the heat. Pour the liquid smoke/tamari into the pan and stir the tofu so all sides are coated, then sprinkle the yeast over all, stir some more, over the heat, until the liquid is gone and the tofu is covered with sticky yeast. Try it. It tastes EXACTLY like bacon. Another variation is to marinate the tofu in the tamari/liquid smoke mixture for several hours and then fry, but it misses a little bit without the nutritional yeast. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% From: allison@Ingres.COM (Allison Fink) TOFU BOURGUIGNON ================ Ingredients: ------------ 2 lbs. firm tofu, cut into 1 in. squares 1 1/2 cups of dry red wine 1/4 cup tamari 4 cloves of garlic, pressed water as needed 2 tblsp olive oil 2 cups sliced onions 4 cups sliced mushrooms 4 bay leaves 1 tsp thyme 1 tsp tarragon 4 tblsp whole wheat pastry flour Instructions: ------------- Place the pieces of tofu in a large, shallow dish. Mix together the wine, tamari, and garlic. Pour the mixture over the tofu, add water as need to cover it, and let it marinate for at least one hour. If the tofu is going to marinate for more than an hour, place in the refrid. Place the marinated tofu on a well-oiled cookie sheet, reserving the marinade. Bake at 375oF for 35-45 minutes or until crispy and brown. Turn the tofu over once during the baking so that it browns on both sides. While the tofu bakes, heat the oil in a large pan and slowly saute the onions. When the onions are almost tender, add the mushrooms and the herbs. Saute for a few minutes more. Add the flour and mix well. Remove the pan from the heat and stir in a little of the marinade. Continue stirring until a paste is formed. Return the pan to the heat and slowly add the remaining marinade, stirring constantly. Add the baked tofu and simmer until thickened. Serve over pasta, rice or millet. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% From: ellis@osf.org (Ellis S. Cohen) TOFU BROCCOLI STROGANOFF ======================== Ingredients: ------------ 1 large onion, sliced 1 large bunch of broccoli 3 large sweet red peppers 1 lb extra firm tofu 1 lb light cream cheese 1 lb mushrooms, medium sliced 1/4 cup ponzu sauce 2 tblsp soy sauce 4 cloves garlic, crushed 6 cloves garlic, minced 3 tblsp pine nuts (more if you can afford it; or use cashew pieces) 1 tsp butter canola oil noodles (your choice of wide egg noodles or soba) Instructions: ------------- Roast the Red Peppers (at least a day in advance). Cut the red peppers in half, seed them, and broil them till soft, turning them occasionally. Don't let the meat burn! Remove skins once they cool. Store in a closed container in the refrigerator for at least a day. Broil the Tofu (can be done in advance). Slice the firm tofu into thin slices and place them in a single layer of a large baking dish. Make a marinade by blending together the ponzu sauce, soy sauce, crushed garlic, 1/2 roasted pepper, 1 tblsp of the juice expressed by the peppers, and 1/4 cup of water. Pour over the tofu and let sit for 2 hours or so. Put the baking dish in the oven and broil fairly near the heat until the sauce is bubbling nicely. Remove from oven, put 2 tblsp of the marinade from the dish aside, and return the tofu (with the rest of the marinade still in it) to the oven. Broil till dry on top. Turn over tofu and broil till again dry on top. Continue doing this till thoroughly dry, but do not let the tofu burn! Divide each slice of tofu in 2 or 3 pieces, and set aside. This can be done in advance. Make Broccoli Mixture: ---------------------- Break up the broccoli florets, and peel and slice the stems. Add to a frying pan with the sliced onions, and 3 cloves of minced garlic. Fry in a small amount of canola oil until the onions are soft and the broccoli is slightly tender yet still bright green. Remove to a bowl with all liquid. Dont't wash the frying pan (you'll use it in a minute for the mushrooms). Cut the remaining 2 1/2 red peppers into strips and add to the broccoli mixture in the bowl along with the remaining juices expressed by the peppers. Add the reserved 2 tblsp of the tofu marinade, mix well, and set aside. Prepare Pine Nuts & Mushrooms: ------------------------------ Toast the pine nuts till just browned. Put the sliced mushrooms and 3 cloves minced garlic in the frying pan with the 1 tsp butter and a little canola oil and fry till the mushrooms are ready. Assemble -------- Mix the cream cheese in a bowl along with all the liquid from the broccoli mixture. Soften if necessary in the microwave or a pan, in order to get a smooth creamy mixture. Cook the noodles. I like soba, but wide egg noodles work also. Heat the tofu in the oven or microwave till warm. Combine the cream cheese mixture with the mushrooms in the frying pan, and add the brocooli mixture and pinenuts. Mix thoroughly, then cook over medium heat till thoroughly heated. Carefully mix in tofu, and serve immediately over noodles. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% From: richichi@lamar.ColoState.EDU (Mike Richichi) TOFU JERKY ========== Ingredients: ------------ 1/2 cup soy sauce 3-4 tblsp liquid smoke 1/8 cup water 1 tblsp onion powder 1 tsp garlic powder (or 1 clove crushed fresh garlic if you're brave) 1 tblsp (or more) fresh ground black pepper (be liberal with this) 1 tsp honey (or some other sweetener, or skip it) 1 lb firm or extra firm tofu Instructions: ------------- Cut and drain the tofu. I usually take a 1 lb cube, cut it in half, and then slice it into strips on its short side. Strips should be about 4-5 mm in thickness. They may look big, but they'll shrink to about half their size. Mix all the marinade ingredients together well. Put the tofu in a single layer in a shallow baking pan or cookie sheet and pour the marinade over it. Let soak for several hours or overnight. Drain excess liquid (and reuse!) and dry tofu in food dehydrator or warm (200 F) oven. This will take probably 4-8 hours, depending on weather. If you live in a sunny, dry climate (Colorado in the summer), you can sun dry it, it'll take all day. If you dry indoors in the winter, your house gets filled with a wonderful smoky smell. If you're drying in the oven, you'll need to flip the tofu over hourly so it dries evenly. The stuff is delicious and keeps indefinitely. Dry the stuff until it's very chewy, but not crispy. Be creative: ------------ Use low-sodium soy if you want less salt (it is rather salty) Use tabasco or ground cayenne if you want it hot. Chili powder makes chili jerky. Oregano and basil makes pizza jerky. The possibilities are endless. Just have fun with it! (All measures in this recipe are approximate, adjust all of them to taste or requirements.) %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% From: jagordon@agsm.ucla.edu TOFU RASPBERRY PUDDING ====================== (serves 3 or 4) Ingredients: ------------ 1 12-oz pkg regular tofu 1/2 cup defrosted apple juice concentrate 1 cup fresh or frozen and partially defrosted berries Instructions: ------------- Blend all in food processor or blender til smooth. Serve in pretty cups or glasses, garnish with a whole berry and mint leaf. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% From: mkay@sequent.com (Mary Kay Petersen) TOFU SPAGHETTI BALLS ==================== Ingredients: ------------ 1 lb tofu 1/4 cup walnuts, chopped or ground in dry blender 2 medium onions, minced 1/2 cup quick cooking oats 2 tblsp chopped parsley 1 tsp dried basil 1/2 tsp dill weed 1/2 tsp garlic powder 1/2 tsp thyme 2 tblsp soy sauce 1 tblsp corn starch 1/2 cup whole wheat flour 2 cups tomato or spaghetti sauce Vegetable oil, for browning Instructions: ------------- Wrap tofu in cloth or paper towels for a few minutes to remove excess water. Mash and mix well with all ingredients except oil and tomato sauce. Form into 24 small balls and flatten slightly as you place them in an oiled baking dish. Sprinkle a little oil on each. Bake at 375 degrees for 20-25 minutes, turning once to brown both sides. Spread tomato sauce over balls. Bake at 350 for an additional 15-20 minutes. Serve over pasta or on French bread as a sandwhich. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% From: mdcolby@octavo.ucdavis.edu (Michael) TOFU WITH 3 SPICES ================== Ingredients: ------------ 1 tsp cornstarch (or arrowroot) 1/2 tsp sugar (optional) 3 tblsp cold water 3 tblsp soy or shoyu sauce 1 tblsp sesame seed oil 1 lb. firm tofu 3 tblsp oil 1 tsp minced garlic 1 tsp grated fresh ginger root 2 scallions, diced (or 4 tblsp diced onions) 1/2 tsp salt Instructions: ------------- Drain the tofu, then cut into 1 X 1 X 1/2 inch pieces. Drain again. Heat a skillet or wok. Add the oil and heat about 30 seconds. Add the garlic, ginger, scallions and salt. Stir fry about 30 seconds. Add the tofu. Stir fry about 2 minutes. Mix together the cornstarch, sugar, water, soy sauce and sesame oil. Add the mixture to the skqillet and stir well, then cook about another 30 seconds. Serve with or over rice or noodles. Helpful hints: -------------- Ginger root is wonderful, but may not keep well in the refrigerator. Keep it wrapped in plastic in the freezer and pull it out and grate as you need it. It will keep a long time and is still delicious. Scallions are best, but regular onions will do in a pinch. The original recipe called for Worchester sauce and soy sauce, but I substitute all soy, because, as well all know, Worchester contains anchovies. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% From: Kathleen.G.Kidd@dartmouth.edu (Kathleen G. Kidd) VEGETARIAN SWISS STEAK ====================== Ingredients: ------------ 2 tblsp sesame oil or canola oil 1.5 cup sliced fresh mushrooms 1 cup sliced onion 1 cup diced green bell pepper 2 tblsp minced garlic 1 tblsp chopped fresh basil 0.25 cup dark barley miso, dissolved in .25 cup water* 2 cup tomato puree 1 cup water 0.25 tsp black pepper 4 tomatoes, blanched, peeled, seeded and chopped (optional) 2 tblsp tamari 4 pieces firm tofu, 2 ounces each* 0.25 cup sesame oil *Note: You may substitute .33 cup soy sauce (don't add water) for the barley miso, and seitan for the tofu Instructions: ------------- Heat the 2 tablespoons of sesame or canola oil in a medium saucepan. Saute the mushrooms, onion, bell pepper and garlic with the basil for 5-8 min. Stir in the dissolved miso. Add the tomato puree, water,black pepper and optional tomatoes. Simmer for 5 min. Pour the tamari evenly over the tofu. Marinate about 10 min. Heat the 0.25 cup sesame oil in a skillet. Saute the tofu on both sides until golden brown, 2-3 min. Put a bit of the sauce in a baking dish 8 inches square. Put the tofu on the top; cover with the rest of the sauce. Cover the dish. Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 min. Serve with mashed potatoes and a green vegetable or over noodles. Note: ----- This recipe, developed by Ron Pickarski, was given to me in a newspaper clipping by a co-worker. Rather than tofu, I used seitan that I had bought in the produce section of the grocery store. It is a relatively quick meal to put together that even my carnivorous roommate enjoys. As this is one of only two recipes using seitan that I have, I should appreciate anyone sharing others that they may have. :-) %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% From: mad4@quads.uchicago.edu (william ira maddex) Source: Losely adapted from The BOOK OF TOFU by William Shurtleff and Akiko Aoyagi YUBA ==== Yuba, also known as bean curd skin, is the skin that forms on soy milk when it is heated. It is used in Chinese and Japanese cooking in a variety of [??] and main dishes and is considerred a delicacy. Ingredients and Instructions: ----------------------------- Set up a double boiler arangement with the steaming container between 1.5 and 3" deep and about 12" diameter. Pour soymilk into boiler to about 1.25" depth. Heat to about 175F. After a few minutes a skin will form across the top of the liquid. When this skin has covered the whole surface, separate from the edges w/a knife blade. Carefully lift an edge of the skin off of the liquid and slide a chopstick underneath. Lift the skin off the liquid and drape the chopstick over something so the sheet of yuba hangs free. After a few minutes, lay the sheet out onto a plate. Repeat this process until the liquid is used up, then remove from heat. There should be a thin film of reddish stuff on the bottom of the pan. This is called sweet yuba and has a distinct flavor, also quite yummy. As for serving, this book gives a bunch of suggestions, but I'll leave you w/these. You can cut it bup and use it in stir fry, wrap veggies in it, roll it up and dip it in, eg. honey vinegar sauce, miso vinegar sauce, honey lemon sauce, wasabi shoyu sauce. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% From: mad4@quads.uchicago.edu (william ira maddex) Source: Losely adapted from The BOOK OF TOFU by William Shurtleff and Akiko Aoyagi YUBA SASHIMI ============ Ingredients: ------------ 2 sheets fresh yuba. 0.25 cup slivered daikon or daikon threads 2 green beefsteak leaves (@asian grocery) Ginger or wasabi shoyu (see below) for dipping Instructions: ------------- Fold yuba to form a 4" sheet and slice into diagonal strips. Arrange slices on pile of daikon and top w/beefsteak leaves. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%