Hello everybody, it’s Louise, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, marinated tofu. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
This marinated tofu is hands down the best tofu I've ever tasted! It's super flavorful, simple to make, and very versatile. I like to serve it on a bed of rice with stir fried vegetables.
Marinated Tofu is one of the most popular of current trending foods on earth. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions daily. Marinated Tofu is something that I have loved my whole life. They are nice and they look wonderful.
To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have marinated tofu using 9 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Marinated Tofu:
- Prepare 400-500 g Firm Tofu
- Make ready 1 cup Cold Water
- Prepare 1 teaspoon Salt
- Take <Marinade>
- Get 2 Cloves Garlic *crushed
- Get 1/2 cup Olive Oil
- Get 1-2 tablespoons Lemon Juice
- Prepare Herbs and/or Spices of your choice *optional
- Prepare *Note: This time, I used Lemon Zest, Dry Italian Herb Mix, Fresh Tarragon and Black Pepper
Marinated tofu (卤汁豆腐 or 蜜汁豆腐) is a famous Chinese snack, using tofu. Sometimes, it is called as tofu bacon. The tofu is firstly deep-fried and then with a thick sauce, either sweet, savory or. This marinated tofu doesn't even need to be cooked!
Steps to make Marinated Tofu:
- Mix Cold Water and Salt to make salty water. The saltiness is up to your preference.
- Cut Firm Tofu into small cubes, place in a container and cover with the salty water. I recommend to keep in the fridge overnight.
- Next day, discard the salty water. Combine crushed Garlic cloves, Olive Oil, Lemon Juice, Herbs and/or Spices of your choice and the salted Tofu in a clean container. Place in fridge for at least 2 days to allow flavours to develop.
- *Herbs & Spices: Black Pepper Corns, Chilli, Capers, Olives, Bay Leaves, Lemon Zest, Basil, Oregano, Thyme, Rosemary, Tarragon, Dill, etc.
Flavored with soy, sesame oil and ginger, this easy tofu But this marinated tofu: well, it's special. It's packed with savory umami: toasted sesame. This marinated tofu recipe includes the marinade for tofu as well as how to turn it into a stirfry! Tofu is a super versatile ingredient. It's something that a lot of vegans love to eat (myself included).
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