How To Press Tofu For Marinades Or Frying Food

I use organic soy in my diet sometimes and on occasion I coat it with flour and saute it or sometimes I like to barbecue it on the grill. Whenever I do that, I find that pressing it first really helps. I always like to marinade the brick of tofu before I grill it. If it is watery inside the tofu block, the bbq. sauce wouldn't taste right. You want the flavour to be bold, not washed out. In the ingredients I used two blocks of tofu because you can't use just one ingredient as Recipezaar won't accept it. I also attached a photo of how I press my tofu. Believe me it does make a difference to your recipe whether you coat the tofu and fry it or make it in a casserole or bbq. it as I have here. I used extra firm tofu as it holds up well to being grilled. You can use whatever marinade you want. Just remember the tofu will aborb what ever flavours you introduce into it. I am going to use bbq. sauce as a marinade and then brush it on while its grilling. You can half this recipe or increase the amount you use depending on how many people you're feeding. I don't know if this method will work for tofu that has been previously frozen, I've always used fresh.

Provided by Chef Joey Z.

Categories     Soy/Tofu

Time 35m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 2

• Ingredients

Nutrition Facts : Calories 60.5, Fat 3.7, SaturatedFat 0.5, Sodium 7.9, Carbohydrate 1.8, Fiber 0.2, Sugar 0.7, Protein 6.5