What is Tofu?

What is Tofu?

What is Tofu, and how is it used? Here is your guide.

Creamy in texture, low in fats, and high in proteins. Tofu gained popularity as plant-based eating gained momentum. Want to know more about what is Tofu? Read on!

What is Tofu made of?

Tofu is primarily made up of curdled soybeans and then shaped into a small block, which looks like cheese. It also contains nigari, the leftover liquid of seawater, after extracting salt from it. This liquid gives Tofu its magnificent shape and texture and is rich in minerals. Tofu is considered a good source of protein with various health benefits. It has all the nine essential amino acids in it and is also a good vegetarian source of iron and calcium and the minerals manganese and phosphorous.

What is Tofu used for?

Uncooked Tofu is bland or tastes sour. It’s quite flavorless on its own; however, its ability to absorb whatever you are cooking makes it an extremely versatile absorber of flavor. When Tofu is properly cooked, it can taste sour, sweet, soft, or crunchy. Tofu becomes extremely delicious when it is steamed, baked, grilled, pan-cooked, or fried, however, before cooking. All the excess liquid should be extracted out of Tofu by pressing it with any pressing tool or dish towels etc. It’s an excellent absorber of flavor, so you should not worry about the flavor. 

We do hope now that you know what is Tofu nd how it is used, makes sense to try a recipe?

Simple Tofu Recipe

What is Tofu?

Ingredients

• 1 block soft tofu

• Few slices of fish fillet.

Sauce:

• 1 tbsp oil

• 1 tsp chopped garlic

• 1 tsp chopped ginger

• 1 tbsp oyster sauce

• 1 tbsp soy sauce

• 1/2 tsp sugar

• 2 tbsp water

• Dash of pepper and sesame oil

• Some shredded spring onion for garnishing

Method

• Heat up oil and saute ginger and chopped garlic until fragrant.

• Add in the remaining ingredients and bring to boil .Dish up.

• Arrange tofu onto a serving plate and put sliced fish on top.

• Steam at high heat for 13 minutes.

• Remove and pour away the excess water.

• Pour over the sauce and garnish with shredded spring onion on top and serve.