
Marinated Tofu
Pane-Bistecca
Marinated tofu – simple and very good!
I’ve never really been a fan of tofu. Why? Because for a while in Switzerland in the early 80s, everything was replaced with tofu because it was supposed to be so much healthier than meat. I remember how my then future mother-in-law put schnitzel on the table, which had nothing to do with schnitzel at all. It was bland, weird and not edible for me. Tofu, she called it. Schnitzel substitute… horrible! Nobody ate it!
Since then I have avoided tofu…. until I started eating it in Chinese restaurants here in Hong Kong. I was hesitant to try it and I have to admit, I really like it cooked like this! I’ve tried several variations at home and this one tastes really good!
I’ve never really been a fan of tofu. Why? Because for a while in Switzerland in the early 80s, everything was replaced with tofu because it was supposed to be so much healthier than meat. I remember how my then future mother-in-law put schnitzel on the table, which had nothing to do with schnitzel at all. It was bland, weird and not edible for me. Tofu, she called it. Schnitzel substitute… horrible! Nobody ate it!
Since then I have avoided tofu…. until I started eating it in Chinese restaurants here in Hong Kong. I was hesitant to try it and I have to admit, I really like it cooked like this! I’ve tried several variations at home and this one tastes really good!
Ingredients
250 g firm Tofu
Flour
6 tbsp Soy Sauce
3 Garlic cloves, chopped
¼ Bunch Parsley, chopped
2 tbsp Oil
¼ tsp Chili powder
Marinade:
Instructions
1
Step 1
Place the tofu on a double layer of kitchen paper and cover with a double layer of kitchen paper. Now place something heavier on top of the tofu so that the liquid is pressed out of the tofu. Leave to stand like this for approx. 30 minutes. Then cut the tofu into approx. 2 cm cubes.
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Step 2
Mix the other ingredients together and marinate the tofu cubes in it for 30 minutes.
3
Step 3
Put some flour in a bowl and coat the marinated tofu pieces in it.
4
Step 4
Heat some oil in a frying pan and fry the tofu pieces in it.
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Step 5
At the end, when all the pieces are fried, pour the remaining marinade into the same pan and heat through briefly, then pour over the fried tofu pieces and serve.
Notes
Wonderfully crisp! More Tofu recipes





