I was inspired a while back from Gliding Calm’s post about baked tofu and I had her star ingredients photo saved on a stickie note (on my desktop screen) so I would remember to make some in the near future.
I used the ingredients she had listed to make a sauce/ marinade: sesame oil ( i used hot sesame oil), ground ginger, rice vinegar, sweet chili sauce, garlic powder, red pepper flakes, honey, and soy sauce. I sliced my tofu into 6 pieces about 1/2 inch thick and put them in the bowl with the marinade so all sides would be covered. I put the slices on a baking sheet in the oven at 425 degrees for about 25 minutes. The tofu turned out really well -maybe I added one to many shakes of the red pepper flakes or the hot sesame oil because it was quite spicy.. but I like spicy so it was okay. I will definitely be making this again.
On the side I had yellow squash and butternut squash sauteed with olive oil and some bulger.
Posted by Kristie on July 28, 2008 at 11:15 pm
Mmm does that ever look like some good and juicy tofu. I’ll need to take tofu tips from you because my attempt sure didn’t turn out nearly that well.
Posted by Heather on July 28, 2008 at 11:47 pm
That does look good. You’re motivating me to try to make my own tofu dish for the first time. Have you ever said why type/brand you use?
Posted by glidingcalm on July 29, 2008 at 6:43 am
Hurrah! It looks great!! I hope you enjoyed the recipe!!!
Thanks for the shout out/credit too! That was really kind of you! Have an awesome day!
Posted by eatingbirdfood on July 29, 2008 at 7:39 am
Heather- I use firm or extra firm tofu when I am baking or stir-frying and I usually buy it fresh (from a bulk section at this local health food store) but actually what I made last night was Nayosa, which is the water packed kind in the produce section.
Gliding – No problemo. The recipe was great!
Posted by MizFit on July 29, 2008 at 8:29 am
this mightcould be the post which pushes me to try tofu.
not sure what my RESISTANCE is!
Miz.
Posted by Sarah on July 29, 2008 at 9:28 am
i like that second photo a lot! it’s almost as if I could reach out and grab that tofu–which I wish I could actually do because it looks a lot better than any tofu I’ve ever made!
Posted by eatingbirdfood on July 29, 2008 at 5:46 pm
Mizfit- do it, you won’t regret it!