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Chili-Garlic Tofu

August 21, 2014 By takeabiteoutofboca 9 Comments

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Aromatic, rich flavors of Asian cuisine come together to make this Chili-Garlic Tofu, a perfect vegetarian option to accompany stir fries and noodle dishes.

chili-garlic tofu

I have never cooked tofu before. I am a tofu-cooking virgin. Yep, I admit it. I’ve only had it a few times in Pad Thai, but otherwise I always assumed it was just…gross. I’m happy to say that I proved myself wrong and am now a certified tofu-lover.

Remember those Wok-Style Green Beans and homemade Chinese food dinner I told you about earlier this week? Well, my roommate was making tempura chicken in the wok to go along with the green beans and rice noodles we were making. I had to get a little creative since I didn’t really think a meal of just rice noodles and green beans would be acceptable for my appetite. Tofu was the first thing to enter my mind. Why? I have no idea. Since I’d never made it before and wasn’t really a huge fan, why would I want to risk making something I could potentially hate and then being left hungry.

But with the abundance of Asian sauces and spices that were taking up space in our kitchen that day, I knew I could make a tasty marinade to drench the tofu. After all, tofu really doesn’t have much of its own flavor — it basically takes on whatever you cook it with.

chili-garlic tofu

I was happy to find a “lite” firm tofu (I told you guys about it in my first Friday Features post) and got ready to try my hands at some serious vegetarian cooking. 

After playing around with garlic, ginger, soy sauce, oyster sauce, and chili-garlic sauce, I had some seriously tasty tofu on my hands. I mean, are you really surprised? Look at all that flavor!! Chili-Garlic Tofu might be one of my new favorite go-to meals. It was yummy on its own but would also be great in stir-fries and noodle dishes. Now that I’ve started my tofu-cooking kick, I have got to try making my own Pad Thai!

chili-garlic tofu

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Filed Under: Entrees Tagged With: asian food, chili-garlic, oyster sauce, Soy sauce, Tofu, Vegetarian

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Comments

  1. Miz Helen says

    August 23, 2014 at 3:25 pm

    So excited to have this recipe, our daughter will just love this. Thanks so much for sharing your awesome recipe with Full Plate Thursday and have a great weekend!
    Come Back Soon,
    Miz Helen

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    • takeabiteoutofboca says

      August 25, 2014 at 1:54 pm

      Thanks, Helen! Hope she enjoys the recipe!

      Reply
  2. Thalia @ butter and brioche says

    August 23, 2014 at 10:13 pm

    love tofu.. can’t remember the last time i made some! definitely know what i will be making for dinner tonight. thanks for the inspiration!

    Reply
    • takeabiteoutofboca says

      August 25, 2014 at 1:53 pm

      Glad I could inspire you. I hope you enjoy it, Thalia!

      Reply
  3. Rachel - A Southern Fairytale says

    August 27, 2014 at 12:10 am

    Chili Garlic Sauce and Kikkoman are two of my staples 😉 I have only had tofu twice, and both times…. no. I might try this though 🙂

    xoxoox

    Reply
    • takeabiteoutofboca says

      August 28, 2014 at 1:52 pm

      Try it, Rachel, you won’t be sorry!!

      Reply
  4. Cheryl says

    September 2, 2014 at 2:44 am

    I’m so scared of tofu, and my family thinks it’s awful, I don’t know if I’d ever get up the nerve to try this myself! But I’m thrilled you shared it with us at TYSH recipe link party! I hope you join us next week to #stoptheyuck again! HUGS

    Reply
  5. Miz Helen says

    September 2, 2014 at 5:33 pm

    We would love the flavor of this dish! Hope you have a great week and thanks so much for sharing your awesome recipe with Full Plate Thursday. Your post has been pinned with the party!
    Come Back Soon!
    Miz Helen

    Reply
  6. JM says

    February 9, 2016 at 5:28 pm

    The recipe seems to have disappeared – can you repost it? Looks great!

    Reply

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