Tofu Part 3: Marinating

What You'll Need

• a shallow bowl or dish
• a marinade recipe (3 recipes below)
• 1 block of firm or extra-firm tofu, drained, and cut up

Directions

1. Assemble your marinade.
2. Place your drained and cut up tofu into your shallow dish.
3. Cover with marinade, mixing slightly to coat the tofu without breaking it.
4. Leave to marinate, covered, in the fridge for 1 to 12 hours. Strong marinades and smaller pieces of tofu with more surface area will require less marinating time. Milder marinades and larger pieces of tofu will require more time to marinate.
5. After your tofu has marinated for sufficient time, it's time to cook! If you're going to sauté, fry, or grill your tofu, lightly blot off any extra marinade. If you're baking your tofu, you may leave marinade on to add flavor, if desired.

Marinade Recipes

Asian Marinated Tofu

• 2 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
• ½ teaspoon sesame oil
• 1 teaspoon mirin
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon chili sauce

Smoky Maple Tofu

• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon of maple syrup
• ¼ teaspoon of liquid smoke
• 2 tablespoon of water

 

Salsa Tofu

• 3 tablespoon salsa
• 1 tablespoon sriracha
• ¼ teaspoon chili powder
• 2-3 garlic cloves, minced
• ¼ teaspoon cumin
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon salt

Continue to Part 4:
Cooking →