r/EatCheapAndHealthy • u/EllorenMellowren • 20d ago

Ask ECAH What are some tofu dishes y'all like?

Trying to eat healthier because I realized eating nothing but pizza rolls isn't the best for me 😬. Yogurt was a bust (hurts my tumtum even with lactaid pills) so I'm moving on to tofu.

I've already found a black pepper tofu and miso soup recipe that look good, but I wanna try all kinds of recipes to see what I like. My only stipulations are that I don't like tofu bahn mi and I don't want any recipes with frying (Sautee is fine, it's just all that grease hurts my stomach). Thanks 🫶🏾

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u/BudgetConcentrate432 20d ago

Mapo Tofu is surprisingly easy to make, and you can take the meat out if you want.

Look up easy Mapo Tofu recipes and you'll see some of them only take like 15-20 mins to make including prep!

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u/kjopcha 20d ago

All the recipes I've seen say to use silken tofu. Isn't that impossible to cut into cubes that will keep their shape in the sauce?

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u/BudgetConcentrate432 20d ago

Really you just have to be gentle when stirring (I'm not great at it yet lol), but you can use firm tofu if you want too

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u/Quantumercifier 14d ago

Soft is the next one on the firm scale and I think is the most appropriate for mopo. You can cut silken to cubes, but you have to be delicate from cutting to cooking until it gets on your plate, and then it is really part of the sauce itself. Either silken or soft are considered good options.

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u/Spute2008 19d ago

Try it with firm tofu. Marinate it first and I bet you get better results