Tofu ... Terrible or Tasty?

For many years we've tried to like tofu.
It's a good form of protein, high in calcium and low in cholesterol.
However, we just couldn't stand the blandness and texture of it.

We described it as Terrible.

Recently, we decided to have another go.

Firstly, with paper towels,  I pressed excess water out of a small section (we're starting small) of Firm Tofu (not silken).
Then, using the suggestions of a Supermarket Tofu Tester to "slice it thinly" I did so;  and then went a step further.  I cut the thin slices even smaller and marinaded them as I prepared the rest of the meal:

That's a teaspoon in the photo so you can see how
small the pieces are.

Marinade:

Approx 1 Tablespoon each of the following:

~ crushed garlic, 

~ crushed ginger, 

~ oyster sauce,
~ sweet chilli sauce, and

~ Ketjap Manis (Indonesian sweet soy sauce)

~ Stir fry vegies in some oil, until nearly cooked.

(This is not a high heat stir fry - I like to just shuffle

them around at a low simmer).

~ Then add the marinaded tofu and stir through for a 

couple of minutes until everything is heated.

That's all the cooking the tofu needed and, by the time 

it was heated through, the marinade had mixed with

the vegies, imparting its flavour. No other sauces 

or flavourings were needed.

I'd prepared some "Wokka shelf fresh noodles" (cover
with boiling water for a couple of mins and strain)
separately and served them beside the stir fry.  

Since making that dish, I now throw in the noodles at the
same time as the marinaded tofu and they all heated
extremely well together. 

Our verdict .... Tasty... very Tasty - who'd have thought!.

The key (for us) is definitely in disguising the tofu by cutting it very thinly and small, and letting it soak up some flavour by way of a marinade ;-)

My next tofu venture is to try out Shaheen's Mushroom Tofu Loaf (she's also a believer in disguise !).

This post updated because I'd left sweet chilli out of the marinade!

................................................................................................................

Some more goss to share
over on the sidebar!