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Inka
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Yes, tofu is low carb. Try various ways of cooking it. You can even bake it. The best recipes are usually in vegetarian or vegan books 🙂 You don’t have to be vegan or veggie to eat tofu. Often your local library will have cook books you can borrow or you can look online.
Tofu is good in stir fries, curries and the like.
Tofu is good in stir fries, curries and the like.
Inka
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The websites of tofu manufacturers also have some recipes, eg here:
https://www.cauldronfoods.co.uk/recipes
Or here:
https://tofoo.co.uk/recipes/
Not all low carb but many are or can be made lower carb by serving with cauli rice or whatever.
https://www.cauldronfoods.co.uk/recipes
Or here:
https://tofoo.co.uk/recipes/
Not all low carb but many are or can be made lower carb by serving with cauli rice or whatever.
Windy
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Smoked tofu is nice too, and you can get tofu with basil and other flavours in.
I marinade cubes of plain tofu in crushed ginger and garlic, or soy/teryaki sauce or curry paste for a few hours, lightly fry them in oil and have them in a stir fry.
Miso: I've had miso soup, it's got a distincitve flavour, I do like it, but maybe not to everyone's tastes.
I marinade cubes of plain tofu in crushed ginger and garlic, or soy/teryaki sauce or curry paste for a few hours, lightly fry them in oil and have them in a stir fry.
Miso: I've had miso soup, it's got a distincitve flavour, I do like it, but maybe not to everyone's tastes.
Eddy Edson
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Tofu is nutritionally excellent for anybody ... but I juest really can't make myself like it. I eat a whole lot of edamame instead - raw young soya beans as they come, instead of being tofu-ised 🙂
Sounds nice. Grilled/fried onions?
How do you scramble it as it's so solid?
Inka
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You just mash it or chop it finely. Here’s one of many recipes:
https://www.noracooks.com/tofu-scramble/
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The ‘silken’ tofu has quite an egg-white type texture. Either actually labelled silken, or this type of ‘comes in a carton’ from Asda
We tend to press it for a short while between sheets of paper towel (30 mins ish), then crumble into stir fries for a plant-based ‘egg’ fried rice.
There are also firm tofus which are more fryable in cubes like paneer is.
Tofu is a great carrier for any flavours, as it doesn’t really have much personality of its own
Ah thanks..The ‘silken’ tofu has quite an egg-white type texture. Either actually labelled silken, or this type of ‘comes in a carton’ from Asda
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We tend to press it for a short while between sheets of paper towel (30 mins ish), then crumble into stir fries for a plant-based ‘egg’ fried rice.
There are also firm tofus which are more fryable in cubes like paneer is.
Tofu is a great carrier for any flavours, as it doesn’t really have much personality of its own
Leadinglights
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I seem to remember having it in a Thai green curry in a restaurant and the texture was quite like paneer. /The ‘silken’ tofu has quite an egg-white type texture. Either actually labelled silken, or this type of ‘comes in a carton’ from Asda
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We tend to press it for a short while between sheets of paper towel (30 mins ish), then crumble into stir fries for a plant-based ‘egg’ fried rice.
There are also firm tofus which are more fryable in cubes like paneer is.
Tofu is a great carrier for any flavours, as it doesn’t really have much personality of its own
Elenka_HM
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Yes, I finely dice the onions, fry them a bit in oil and then add the tofu in the pan, so it also takes the flavour from the cooked onion. The brand I usually get, Toofoo, is easy to "crumble".
Nice one!
I have recently started using tofu
You might be able to find fresh tofu in health food shops, Chinese shops, and delicatessens, but it's more likely to be in the stiff card packets, a bit like fruit juices & UHT milk
I have tried two brands from supermarkets - Clearspring and Mori - Nu
It has a very soft constituency & texture, a bit like blancmange or soft boiled egg, so be careful when you open the packet or it can squash & collapse on you
Similarly cut it up with a sharp narrow bladed knife or it will break up
I've used it straight out of the packet in a salad, but it does tend to break up
Next I fried it gently, and that toughens it up
If you Search YouTube for tofu there are loads of recipes. I haven't tried any yet but my next time will be fried with onions, as above
You might be able to find fresh tofu in health food shops, Chinese shops, and delicatessens, but it's more likely to be in the stiff card packets, a bit like fruit juices & UHT milk
I have tried two brands from supermarkets - Clearspring and Mori - Nu
It has a very soft constituency & texture, a bit like blancmange or soft boiled egg, so be careful when you open the packet or it can squash & collapse on you
Similarly cut it up with a sharp narrow bladed knife or it will break up
I've used it straight out of the packet in a salad, but it does tend to break up
Next I fried it gently, and that toughens it up
If you Search YouTube for tofu there are loads of recipes. I haven't tried any yet but my next time will be fried with onions, as above
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