https://thewoksoflife.com/category/recipes/tofu/ a culinary genealogy Wed, 11 Dec 2024 22:49:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 https://thewoksoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-TWOL-favicon-4-32x32.png https://thewoksoflife.com/category/recipes/tofu/ 32 32 https://thewoksoflife.com/tofu-soup/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/tofu-soup/#comments Sat, 14 Dec 2024 03:37:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=83938 This simple tofu soup recipe gets sweetness from napa cabbage and richness from a few eggs. It is deliciously warm and comforting, and incredibly easy to make.  With just 11 ingredients—most of which you probably already have in your kitchen (stock, water, white pepper, sesame oil, salt), you can make a tasty tofu soup that’s ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/tofu-soup/feed/ 20 https://thewoksoflife.com/air-fryer-tofu/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/air-fryer-tofu/#comments Mon, 25 Nov 2024 08:15:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=83848 This Air Fryer Tofu recipe makes for tasty jagged seasoned chunks that—no joke—taste like chicken nuggets! The texture and flavor combination is absolutely addictive!  I know we just did a whole roundup on the individual and irreplaceable virtues of tofu…but for much of my life before age 18 and arguably much of my life after ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/air-fryer-tofu/feed/ 34 https://thewoksoflife.com/pan-fried-tofu/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/pan-fried-tofu/#comments Tue, 05 Nov 2024 02:48:57 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=83627 Pan-fried tofu, the Chinese way, is much easier than you think to make—without much oil, no pressing or drying, and just 2 ingredients. It’s versatile enough to be used in a multitude of stir-fries, but you can also serve it on its own with a tasty dipping sauce, as we have here!  As a Chinese ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/pan-fried-tofu/feed/ 12 https://thewoksoflife.com/tofu-recipes-easy/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/tofu-recipes-easy/#comments Mon, 28 Oct 2024 05:27:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=83443 Tofu is one of our go-to ingredients—it takes on whatever flavor you add to it, and we love the variety of textures it can have. If you’ve got a block of tofu that you don’t know what to do with, we have tofu recipes for every kind—firm tofu, soft tofu, silken tofu and pressed tofu!  ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/tofu-recipes-easy/feed/ 4 https://thewoksoflife.com/three-cup-tofu/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/three-cup-tofu/#comments Thu, 22 Aug 2024 07:28:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=81090 This three cup tofu recipe is a plant-based version of the famous dish, Three Cup Chicken. Whether you’re vegetarian or not, it’s just plain delicious.  What Does “Three Cup” Mean? The name “three cup chicken” refers to a ratio of 1 cup each of soy sauce, rice wine, and sesame oil. Considering that we rarely ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/three-cup-tofu/feed/ 23 https://thewoksoflife.com/tofu-burgers/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/tofu-burgers/#comments Sat, 27 Jul 2024 04:50:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=80581 These tofu burgers are amped up with white button mushrooms and black beans for an easy and economical way to make veggie burgers at home! Many vegetarian burger recipes have you reaching for all manner of soy proteins. This one is easy and straightforward—extra firm tofu. An Easy and Hearty Veggie Burger Recipe These are ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/tofu-burgers/feed/ 22 https://thewoksoflife.com/tomato-tofu/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/tomato-tofu/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2024 07:26:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=76430 This tomato tofu recipe is a delicious home-cooked vegan and vegetarian Chinese stir-fry. The Chinese love their tomatoes, mixed with eggs, beef, or in soup. Here, we pair it with silky soft tofu.   Plenty of tomatoes, scallion, and some key pantry seasonings make for a tomato-y gravy that’s perfect over rice!  A Vegan Tofu Recipe  ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/tomato-tofu/feed/ 21 https://thewoksoflife.com/clay-pot-fish-tofu/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/clay-pot-fish-tofu/#comments Tue, 16 Apr 2024 06:49:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=77709 Clay Pot Fish and Tofu is one of the most popular Cantonese casserole or clay pot recipes. This dish is inspired by the classic Cantonese yee tou bo (fish head pot) or yee nam bo (fish collar/belly pot) that my family used to make.  I remember that we would also have it out in restaurants ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/clay-pot-fish-tofu/feed/ 18 https://thewoksoflife.com/home-style-tofu-stir-fry/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/home-style-tofu-stir-fry/#comments Tue, 18 Jul 2023 13:58:00 +0000 http://thewoksoflife.com/?p=12350 This home style tofu recipe is as delicious as it is comforting. With a small amount of ground pork, some aromatics, and a light sauce, it’s perfect over rice and so easy to make. Note: This recipe was originally published on December 26, 2015. We have since updated it with clearer photos, metric measurements, and ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/home-style-tofu-stir-fry/feed/ 109 https://thewoksoflife.com/how-to-make-pressed-firm-tofu/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/how-to-make-pressed-firm-tofu/#comments Wed, 19 Apr 2023 13:01:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=72265 This pressed tofu (dòufu gān – 豆腐干), is a necessary recipe for our readers who live far away from an Asian market. Firm tofu is (somewhat) widely available, thank goodness, but as of this writing, you can only find pressed tofu (also sometimes known as spiced tofu) in Asian markets. There are actually a couple ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/how-to-make-pressed-firm-tofu/feed/ 44