Healthy Recipe: Roasted Tofu
Recently I had decided to go pescatarian which
basically means your vegetarian except you eat fish and seafood. I’ve been needing
to find new recipes to try while I’m not eating other meats that I used to eat
often for dinner and other meals. Here’s the recipe which was under Entrees.
“Yield: 4 Servings
Ingredients:
1 package extra firm tofu
2 tablespoons canola oil
2 teaspoons canola oil
2 teaspoons rice vinegar
2 teaspoons honey
2 teaspoons soy sauce
1 teaspoon sesame oil
1 teaspoon chili sauce (such as Siracha)” (Stollman
237).
While making the recipe and gathering the ingredients,
I realized I had bought the wrong kind of tofu. There are 3 different kinds of
tofu including soft, firm and extra firm. I accidently bought firm tofu but it
still worked but it sort of got misshaped. I also didn’t have chili sauce in my
house but it still turned out fine.
Here’s the Directions:
1. Cut
up the Tofu
2. Line
a bowl with paper towels, put the tofu inside and refrigerate for 15-20
minutes.
3. Preheat
oven to 425 degrees
4. In a large bowl whisk together all ingredients
besides tofu
5. Add
tofu to bowl of sauce and gently toss to coat.
6. Transfer
to sheet pan and bake for 20-25 minutes and turn once until golden brown
7. Enjoy
(Stollman 237).
In the end I tried the tofu and honestly thought it
didn’t taste like much. I was slightly disappointed when trying it along with
getting the wrong kind of tofu so while preparing it, the tofu was breaking
into small pieces. I feel like next time I should let it marinate in the sauce
for about an hour so that maybe the tofu will absorb the sauce and become more
flavorful. I would recommend it though because it’s not that bad and if you
doctor it up a little it can be really tasty!
What’s
your favorite dinner? Do you like or ever eat Tofu?
MLA: Stollman, Lisa, MA, RD, CDE, CDN. The
Teen Eating Manifesto: The Ten Essential Steps to Losing Weight, Looking Great
and Getting Healthy. Northport, NY: Nirvana, 2012. Print.
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ReplyDeleteI am sorry but i could never not eat meat. I make sure though that get plenty of other food groups to balance everything out (making sure to have a colorful plate of food). With wrestling I have to eat healthy, but I need a little bit of everything, I try to get some carbs in for energy, some protein to help build muscles, and I always try to eat fruits and veggies for a balanced meal. I love some homemade chow fun (very similar to chow mein). Making it at home I can add celery and carrots, some onions, a little bit of pork, and I use less fatty cooking oils, and for dessert maybe some Greek yogurt. But tofu, yeah I don't really like tofu, I don't know why even when it is flavored I just don't like it.
ReplyDeleteI think a reason you might not like tofu is because of the texture. When I made it I had a little difficulty eating it with the texture. I also try to make sure to have a colorful plate of food when eating. Thanks for commenting!
DeleteHello again Sydney! I actually really like to eat tofu but only when its fried or spicy! My family loves to make tofu so tofu is something that i eat normally and also, its really good for you but something i dont like about it is the consistency! IT FEELS LIKE A SPONGE! Super excited to see you progress into these posts and cant wait to see them!
ReplyDeleteI'll have to try fried or spicy tofu sometime because that might make me like it a little more! I completely agree about the consistency though, that was my biggest problem with the end result. Thanks for supporting my blog!
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