question about steamed tofu

[Guest guest]

Although I've been on this list for a while, I have not made anything

yet although collected a heap of recipes that look good. But I do

have a completely silly question as I'm not so skilled in cooking.

I read in back questions that steamed tofu was the best way to go as

far as a substitute for tuna. My silly question is this. Is steaming

the same thing as boiling or is it just heating the tofu at a lower

temperature?

And as far as baking tofu goes, is there any seasonings that you put

in to make it taste ok (like if it calls for tofu in a recipe) or do

you just throw the tofu in a baking dish and bake at about 350?

sorry for the crazy questions, but I'm just wondering as I am hearing

about all the crazy things you can do with tofu but I want to make

sure I am doing them right:)

Thanks

[Guest guest]

I have never steamed tofu myself, but when I steam

veggies it means putting the veggies into a metal

colander in a pot of water and boil the water. The

steam rises from the boiling water and heats the

veggies. The water should not rise above the bottom of

the colander, because if it does, you're boiling, not

steaming. Steaming veggies is good because it allows

them to retain more of their nutrients. I guess the

same goes for tofu, although I don't actually know for

sure. I suppose the method would be similar for tofu.

Also, some pots are sold with steamer inserts which

fit into the pot. Basically as long as it's metal, has

holes, and fits into a pot, it should work (use common

sense!).

 

Hope that helped!

Ruthie

 

--- kampfhund88 wrote:

> Although I've been on this list for a while, I have

> not made anything

> yet although collected a heap of recipes that look

> good. But I do

> have a completely silly question as I'm not so

> skilled in cooking.

> I read in back questions that steamed tofu was the

> best way to go as

> far as a substitute for tuna. My silly question is

> this. Is steaming

> the same thing as boiling or is it just heating the

> tofu at a lower

> temperature?

> And as far as baking tofu goes, is there any

> seasonings that you put

> in to make it taste ok (like if it calls for tofu in

> a recipe) or do

> you just throw the tofu in a baking dish and bake at

> about 350?

> sorry for the crazy questions, but I'm just

> wondering as I am hearing

> about all the crazy things you can do with tofu but

> I want to make

> sure I am doing them right:)

> Thanks

>

>

 

 

 

 

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