4-ingredient tofu that will convert even the habitual hater

By Lily Curlin

This world is full of tofu bashers. My response? A four ingredient, meat-eater and tofu-hater tested recipe that truly anyone can cook.

I’ve heard it so many times.

“I hate tofu.” 
 
“Tofu is just tasteless cheese.” 

It seems as if our world is full of misinformed tofu bashers. 

The health benefits of tofu are plentiful but more often than not, potential tofu chefs get so caught up in the extra protein or appeal to vegetarian guests that they forget that food should be healthy and taste good. As a lifelong vegetarian, I have had numerous experiences with bad tofu — *ahem* the uncooked-unseasoned-tofu-block-on-lettuce that is the vegetarian staple of the 2018-19 school year — but I am also fully aware of how delicious tofu can be if seasoned and cooked well. And yet, I continue to find that the general public is grossly uninformed as to how to achieve this. 

My response? A four ingredient, meat-eater and tofu-hater tested recipe that truly anyone can cook. 

• Ingredients
  • Extra firm tofu
  • 3 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • ½ tbsp honey
  • Oven safe baking sheet (cast iron pan prefered)

 

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees 
2. Open a slit in the tofu box and drain the liquid. Take out the tofu block and wrap it in a cloth. Place under a heavy to press out some of the excess liquid. 
3. Mix the soy sauce, olive oil, and honey in a small bowl. Set aside.
4. Unwrap the tofu and cut into ½” cubes. Place in the pan.
5. Pour the marinade over the tofu cubes and toss gently to coat. Arrange the tofu cubes in layer in the pan. 
6. Place tofu in the oven. After 45 min, gently turn tofu. Allow to bake for 15 more minutes, then take from oven and allow to cool. ​