Yesterday I was making a tofu stir fry for dinner. In the morning I chopped up all the vegetables. Went to take the tofu out of the fridge drawer only to discover it had frozen into a complete block. I was quite upset because I thought it had been ruined and wasn't sure I could use it when it thawed. Either way I left it in the fridge to thaw out and went to work for the day. After inquiring with a friend at work she said it was perfectly fine to use the tofu once it defrosted and to just press out the water with a paper towel. So i did just that. It was amazing HOW MUCH water came out of the defrosted tofu. ANYWAY to get to the point, cooking it once it was pressed out made SOOO much easier to cook!!! Normally when i make the tofu stir fry the tofu gets all stuck to the pan and doesn't really get crispy...well this time it cooked perfectly, got really brown and crispy. It was DELISHOUS, I was so relieved and very happy!!!
Here are a few pics of dinner in progress
The tofu and onions
Once the vegetables have been added 
Dina, that looks AMAZING!!! So many things are easier to cook after being frozen, actually.
ReplyDeleteI'm impressed that you eat tofu - I remember as a kid we had it so much at home (Asian, of course)... but most people I spoke to couldn't get past the texture.
Hmmm, come to think of it, I haven't cooked it in while either...
Thanks Karen!
ReplyDeletewe love tofu. actually my son won't eat any meat so i make tofu about 1-2 times per week.
I have to learn some other ways to cook it though I always make stir fry-just change up the vegetables...I think i didn't love tofu before i spent almost 2 years in Asia but I honestly can't remember it's been so long :)
What a learning experience! It looks soooooo good!
ReplyDeletei just had the last of it for dinner tonight. Not as good as the first night but still held up well!! Will definitely freeze the tofu from now on!
ReplyDeleteLooks great. I love tofu. Too bad Charlotte is allergic...
ReplyDeleteYUM!!! That looks deeeeeeeelish!!! Yes, the tofu trick (pressing the water out when it's thawed) is an awesome one!
ReplyDeleteMmmmmmm...Now I feel like having a tofu stir fry OR Pad Thai with tofu!