Playing with Tofu Cut a block of extra-firm tofu lengthwise into quarter-inch sheets. Have your kids press cookie cutters into the tofu sheets. Careful: the cutouts will be very fragile. And you’ll have a lot of outlines left over. Coat the cutouts in a mixture of 2 tablespoons of flour, 2 teaspoons of garlic powder, half a teaspoon of salt and a few dashes of pepper.  (That’s enough for one block of tofu, at least.) Fry ‘em gently in olive oil over medium heat, turning occasionally, until both sides are crispy.  (Might as well cut up, coat, and fry the leftover pieces of tofu, too.) Eat! My kids like these a lot. We made it last night with a broccoli-and-carrot stir fry and rice. My daughter is not really much of a tofu fan but she’s happy to eat animal shapes. My son, on the other hand, could eat fried tofu all day long. I keep waiting for some tofu company to sell pre-cut tofu shapes like this. Maybe they’re too fragile. And of course it’s fun to make them ourselves.

Playing with Tofu

  1. Cut a block of extra-firm tofu lengthwise into quarter-inch sheets.
  2. Have your kids press cookie cutters into the tofu sheets. Careful: the cutouts will be very fragile. And you’ll have a lot of outlines left over.
  3. Coat the cutouts in a mixture of 2 tablespoons of flour, 2 teaspoons of garlic powder, half a teaspoon of salt and a few dashes of pepper.  (That’s enough for one block of tofu, at least.)
  4. Fry ‘em gently in olive oil over medium heat, turning occasionally, until both sides are crispy.  (Might as well cut up, coat, and fry the leftover pieces of tofu, too.)
  5. Eat!

My kids like these a lot. We made it last night with a broccoli-and-carrot stir fry and rice. My daughter is not really much of a tofu fan but she’s happy to eat animal shapes. My son, on the other hand, could eat fried tofu all day long.

I keep waiting for some tofu company to sell pre-cut tofu shapes like this. Maybe they’re too fragile. And of course it’s fun to make them ourselves.

20 February 2012 ·

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