By itself, soy cheese tofu is absolutely tasteless, but in cooking this product is valuable due to its ability to absorb all the flavors and tastes of other ingredients. Today we will analyze a few simple and delicious recipes with this popular cheese.
Soup with cheese tofu
Ingredients:
- pumpkin - 1 kg;
- broth of dashi (soluble) - 20 g;
- soy sauce - 60 ml;
- wine mirin - 2 tbsp. spoons;
- Tofu cheese - 100 g;
- spinach - 75 g;
- a mixture of mushrooms (shiitake, champignons) - 200 g;
- Sesame oil.
Preparation
Pour half a liter of water in a saucepan and slightly add salt to it. We put in the salted water cubes of pumpkin, again bring the liquid to a boil and cook for 10-15 minutes. We pour the soluble broth of dasha, add soy sauce and mirin. We put diced cheese tofu and cook all 5 minutes.
In the last 30 seconds of cooking, the spinach is sent to the pan and the mushrooms cut into strips, after which the dish can be removed from the fire.
Salad with cheese tofu and rice noodles - recipe
Ingredients:
- Tofu cheese - 400 g;
- peanut butter - 1 tbsp. a spoon;
- egg noodles - 300 g;
- carrots - 2 pieces;
- shallots - 2 pieces;
- pea shoots - 30 g;
- lemon juice - 1 1/2 tbsp. spoons;
- soy sauce - 1 tbsp. a spoon;
- ground black pepper - to taste.
Preparation
Block the cheese tofu into cubes. In a frying pan, heat peanut butter and fry pieces of cheese on it for 1 minute from each side. Transfer the fried tofu on a napkin to absorb excess fat, and cover it with a sheet of foil to keep the heat.
Meanwhile, in a saucepan bring to boiling salted water. Boil the egg noodles for 2 minutes. Excess liquid is drained. While noodles are brewed, quickly cut cabbage and carrots with thin straws. Finely cut shallots and wash the sprouts of green peas. Mix fresh vegetables with boiled noodles and fried cheese, season salad with a mixture of lemon juice and soy sauce, and sprinkle with ground black pepper to taste.
Cheese tofu roasted - recipe
If you do not know what to cook from tofu cheese and generally do not understand what exactly this product is, then it's better to begin acquaintance with the recipe for fried tofu. Disappointed you will not remain guaranteed.
Ingredients:
- soy sauce - 60 ml;
- sesame oil - 1/2 tsp;
- rice vinegar - 2 tsp.
- sugar - 2 tsp.
- garlic - 2 cloves;
- green onions - 1 feather;
- tofu - 500 g;
- flour - 100 g;
- coriander - 1/2 beam;
- hot chilli - to taste;
- peanut fried - 20 g.
Mix the soy sauce, sesame oil, vinegar, sugar and the garlic through the press in a small bowl. Grind the white part of the green onion feather and also send it to our sauce.
Cut the tofu into cubes with a side of 5x2 cm. Mix the flour with salt and pepper and roll the cheese in the resulting dry mixture. In the frying pan pour oil layer approximately in a centimeter. Fry pieces of tofu cheese for 1 minute on each side, and then shift to a napkin to soak the excess fat.
We spread the fried tofu on a dish, pour a couple of tablespoons of the prepared sauce, sprinkle with chili, coriander, peanuts, and the remaining sauce is served as a dip.
Dishes with grilled tofu cheese
Ingredients:
- soy sauce - 60 ml;
- sake - 60 ml;
- mirin - 2 tbsp. spoons;
- sugar - 2 tbsp. spoons;
- grated ginger - 1 teaspoon;
- Tofu cheese - 700 g;
- sesame oil - 3 tbsp. spoons;
- vegetable oil - 1 tbsp. a spoon;
- green onions, hot peppers for serving.
Preparation
Mix the soy sauce, sake, mirin, sugar and grated ginger and heat the mixture over a small fire. After boiling, wait until the sauce is slightly thickened, then remove from heat and cool.
Fill the sliced tofu with the resulting mixture and sesame oil, and marinate for 4 hours.
Marinated tofu is fried on the grill for 3 minutes on each side.