**Black Bean Marinated Tofu Cakes with Steamed Bok Choy: A Culinary Symphony of Flavors and Textures**
Embark on a culinary journey with our tantalizing Black Bean Marinated Tofu Cakes, a vegetarian dish that harmonizes unique flavors and textures. These delectable tofu cakes, marinated in a savory black bean sauce, are pan-fried to golden perfection, offering a crispy exterior that yields to a soft and succulent interior. Accompanied by steamed bok choy, this dish presents a beautiful balance of colors, flavors, and textures. With a symphony of umami from the black beans, a hint of sweetness from the honey, and a refreshing crunch from the bok choy, this dish promises an unforgettable dining experience. Whether you're a seasoned vegetarian or simply seeking a flavorful and healthy meal, these Black Bean Marinated Tofu Cakes with Steamed Bok Choy will surely captivate your taste buds.
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TOFU WITH BOK CHOY
Made from soybeans and also known as bean curd, tofu is a popular East Asian food that's low calorie, cholesterol-free, and protein rich. Available in a variety of textures, from custardlike to firm, it has a mild taste on its own, but acts like a sponge for the flavors of the foods with which it is cooked. In this recipe, tofu is combined with steamed Chinese white cabbage, also known as bok choy.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Vegetables Bok Choy Recipes
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Make the sauce: In a medium bowl, combine soy sauce, vinegar, ginger, sugar, and sesame oil. Stir until sugar dissolves; set aside.
- Steam the bok choy; bring 2 inches of water to a boil in a large straight-sided skillet or stockpot. Arrange bok choy in a single layer in a steamer, and place over simmering water. Cover, and steam until hot and tender when pierced with the tip of a knife, 4 to 5 minutes.
- Cook the tofu: Heat a large nonstick skillet or a wok over high heat. Add oil, and swirl just to coat bottom of pan. Pat tofu dry, and arrange in pan in a single layer. Cook for 2 minutes. Turn, season with salt and pepper, and cook for 2 minutes more.
- Transfer tofu to a serving platter. Pour sauce over tofu, and top with cilantro, scallions, and serrano pepper. Serve with steamed bok choy and rice on the side.
SOY-BRAISED TOFU WITH BOK CHOY
This Chinese-style braised tofu is an ideal midweek dinner over rice or noodles. Shallow frying the tofu first makes it sturdier and prevents it from breaking apart in the sauce. (You could also deep-fry or use an air fryer.) Cutting the tofu into thicker pieces means that each mouthful is crisp yet plump, with a soft interior. This is an adaptable dish; when adding the bell peppers, you could add more vegetables like broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, snow peas or whatever you have on hand. Those familiar with restaurant-style braised tofu may expect more sauce, but in this homestyle version, the seasoning sauce delicately coats the tofu and vegetables without drowning them. That said, double the sauce if you prefer.
Provided by Hetty McKinnon
Categories weeknight, vegetables, main course
Time 20m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Cut tofu across into ¾-inch-thick slices, then cut each slice in half so you have roughly 12 squares.
- Heat a large (12-inch), deep-sided nonstick or well-seasoned cast-iron skillet on medium-high. When hot, add 1 tablespoon of oil and swirl to coat the base. Place the tofu in a single layer, season each piece with a little salt and black pepper, and fry for 3 to 4 minutes until golden and crispy. Flip and cook on the other side for 3 to 4 minutes more, adding more oil if needed. Remove tofu from the skillet and set aside on a plate.
- Make the sauce: Combine the soy sauce, vegetarian stir-fry sauce or oyster sauce, cornstarch and sugar with ⅓ cup of water. Whisk until smooth.
- In the same skillet over medium heat, add the doubanjiang or chile oil (if you're using doubanjiang, add about 1 teaspoon of neutral oil) and stir for 15 seconds. Add the garlic, ginger and white parts of the scallion, and toss for 1 to 2 minutes, until the scallions are softened and everything is fragrant. If the pan starts to look dry, add a drop of oil.
- Add the bell pepper and Shaoxing wine, if using, and stir-fry for 2 to 3 minutes until slightly softened. Pour in the seasoning sauce and let it sizzle for 30 seconds, stirring once or twice.
- Add the baby bok choy, tofu and green parts of the scallion, toss gently to coat the tofu. Let it simmer on low heat for 1 to 2 minutes until the sauce thickens, the baby bok choy is wilted but still green and crisp-tender, and the tofu has absorbed some of the sauce. Serve with rice or noodles.
BLACK BEAN MARINATED TOFU CAKES WITH STEAMED BOK CHOY
Tofu, black bean sauce, bok choy! A Rose Reisman recipe... This marinade is so good. For a heartier meal cook some whole wheat pasta or soba noodles and double the marinade to add to the finished dish.
Provided by kelly in TO
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 20m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- For the sauce, whisk the honey, chili sauce, black bean sauce, oil, garlic and ginger in a 9 inch baking dish until combined. Add the tofu and marinate for at least 10 minutes, or longer for more flavor. Remove the tofu and scape marinade off. Reserve the marinade!
- Spray a non stick skillet with cooking oil and brown the tofu on both sides, approximately 3 minutes per side. Brush some sauce over the tofu, turn again and brush once more, cooking for 1 more minute. Set aside.
- Warm the remaining sauce in a small skillet over low heat.
- Steam the bok choy just until bright green, about 2 minutes. Do not overcook!
- Place the bok choy on serving plates.
- Top the bok choy with the tofu and drizzle with the sauce. Garnish with sesame seeds and chopped cilantro.
GRILLED SOY, GINGER AND LIME TOFU STEAKS WITH CHARRED BABY BOK CHOY
These zesty marinated tofu steaks will become a summertime cookout favorite. Starting with well-dried tofu, adding brown sugar to the marinade and cooking slowly over medium heat helps create a crisp and flavorful crust on the tofu without drying out the center. Topped with extra marinade and sliced scallions and served with charred baby boy choy, this is a deliciously satisfying meal for all.
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories main-dish
Time 45m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Put the tofu steaks on a paper towel-lined rimmed baking sheet and top with more paper towels, pressing gently to remove excess moisture. Remove the paper towels and towel and sprinkle the tofu with salt and pepper on both sides.
- Stir to combine the soy sauce, cilantro, lime juice, brown sugar, ginger, garlic and scallion whites in a medium bowl. Pour 1/3 cup of the marinade over the tofu steaks, flipping to coat both sides. Reserve the remaining marinade for serving.
- Put the bok choy on another rimmed baking sheet and brush all sides with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Prepare a grill for medium heat and brush the grates of the grill with oil.
- Put the tofu steaks and bok choy, cut-sides down, on the grill at an angle across the grates. Close the lid of the grill and cook for 5 minutes, then rotate both the tofu and the bok choy 90 degrees and cook another 5 minutes with the lid closed. Flip the tofu steaks and bok choy and cook for another 10 minutes with the lid closed, rotating 90 degrees halfway through to create crosshatch grill marks.
- Remove the tofu and bok choy to a platter. Spoon the reserved marinade over the tofu and bok choy and sprinkle the tofu steaks with the scallion greens and toasted sesame seeds.
BABY BOK CHOY WITH MUSHROOMS AND TOFU
Rice or ramen noodles make a good partner for this tofu-enhanced vegetable dish inspired by traditional Chinese cooking. From Country Living magazine. After seeing many review, I would recommend using low sodium broth. This dish can be a little salty!
Provided by Sharon123
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 45m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- On paper towels, pat tofu dry on all sides.
- Cut tofu crosswise into 1/2 inch thick slices.
- On small plate, place cornstarch.
- Heat nonstick wok or large skillet over medium heat until hot.
- Add 2 tbls. oil and swirl to coat pan.
- One at a time, dip tofu slices into cornstarch to coat cut surfaces and place in wok.
- Fry until well browned on one side--about 5 minutes.
- Turn tofu slices and fry other sides until well browned.
- Transfer tofu to center of large serving platter; cover with foil and keep warm.
- Add broth and gingerroot to wok and heat to boiling.
- Add bok choy, cover and cook until tender and most of broth evaporates-about 5 minutes.
- Meanwhile, prepare Sauce (see below).
- With slotted spoon or pancake turner, remove bok choy and place, cut sides down, around rim of platter with tofu; cover and keep warm.
- Discard ginger slices and any remaining broth.
- Reheat wok over high heat until hot.
- Add remaining 1 tbls. oil and the mushrooms.
- Stir-fry mushrooms until softened-about 5 minutes.
- Restir Sauce and pour over mushrooms; cook, stirring constantly, until thickened and bubbly.
- Transfer mushrooms from Sauce and place over tofu.
- Pour Sauce over all.
- Garnish with green onion, if desired.
- Sauce: In a small bowl, combine 1/2 cup vegetable broth, 1/4 cup fish sauce, 2 tbls.soy sauce, 2 tsp.cornstarch, 2 tsp.sugar, and 2 tsp.Oriental sesame oil.
MISO MARINATED TOFU
This tofu is amazing that even my picky meat eater friends love it! Lots of flavor and very versatile...
Provided by Ashly1021
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 20m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Place tofu in dish and splash with about 1-2 TBS soy sauce, then spread the marinade over tofu and let marinate overnight or for a day.
- When ready to make either brown on both sides in a pan sprayed with pam or bake in the oven until golden brown at 350.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 179.4, Fat 7.8, SaturatedFat 1.3, Sodium 248.1, Carbohydrate 26.5, Fiber 7.4, Sugar 12.2, Protein 9.4
BAKED MARINATED TOFU
Make and share this Baked Marinated Tofu recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Lorac
Categories Soy/Tofu
Time 2h30m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Slice tofu into 1/4 inch slices.
- Combine remaining ingredients and whisk until well blended.
- Marinate tofu 2-3 hours or over night.
- Drain tofu and bake at 350°F for 20 minutes.
TOFU AND BLACK BEANS
Make and share this Tofu and Black Beans recipe from Food.com.
Provided by AbbeL
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 20m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- mash tofu with spices with a fork until well combined.
- heat oil over medium heat with garlic and 2/3 of the onions.
- add tofu and cook until moisture is gone (10-12 minutes).
- add beans and the rest of the onions and cook 2 min.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 275.5, Fat 8.4, SaturatedFat 1.5, Sodium 323.2, Carbohydrate 36.3, Fiber 9.2, Sugar 1.4, Protein 18.2
TOFU AND BOK CHOY WITH GINGER-TAHINI SAUCE
This simple dish showcases the uniquely silky texture of soft tofu. The tofu is steamed on top of a layer of bok choy, eliminating the need for a formal steamer and making this meal a cinch to prepare. (Napa or savoy cabbage leaves would also make a nice bed for the tofu.) Once steamed, the warm, mild tofu soaks in all of the bright flavors of a tangy and creamy tahini sauce that's spiked with aromatic ginger and fragrant herbs. For a heftier meal, either double the tofu or serve with a side of rice. To get vegetarian recipes like this one delivered to your inbox, sign up for The Veggie newsletter.
Provided by Kay Chun
Categories quick, weekday, weeknight, vegetables, main course
Time 20m
Yield 4 Servings
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- In a large skillet with a lid, arrange bok choy in an even layer to cover the bottom of the pan, and season with salt and pepper. Nestle the tofu pieces on top of or in between the bok choy, depending on the depth of your pan. Add ½ cup of water to the skillet and bring to a boil over high heat. Cover securely to prevent steam from escaping, reduce heat to medium and steam until bok choy is tender and tofu is warm throughout, about 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in a small bowl combine tahini, soy sauce, vinegar, ginger, garlic, scallions, cilantro and 1 tablespoon of water. Whisk until well blended, and season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Using a spatula or large slotted spoon, transfer bok choy and tofu to 4 serving plates. (Discard any remaining water in the skillet.) Spoon some of the sauce over the tofu and garnish with scallions, cilantro and sesame seeds. Serve warm.
Tips:
- Choose firm or extra firm tofu for the best texture. Extra firm tofu holds its shape better during marinating and cooking, resulting in a more flavorful and satisfying dish.
- Press the tofu before marinating or cooking it. This removes excess water from the tofu, allowing it to better absorb the marinade and cook more evenly.
- Use a variety of seasonings and spices in your marinade. This will give the tofu more flavor and depth of taste. Some good options include soy sauce, tamari, ginger, garlic, chili powder, and cumin.
- Marinate the tofu for at least 30 minutes, or up to overnight. The longer the tofu marinates, the more flavorful it will be.
- Cook the tofu over medium heat until it is browned and crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. This will take about 10-12 minutes per side.
- Serve the tofu with your favorite sides, such as steamed vegetables, rice, or noodles.
Conclusion:
Black bean marinated tofu cakes with steamed bok choy is a delicious and healthy vegan dish that is perfect for a quick and easy weeknight meal. The tofu cakes are packed with flavor, thanks to the flavorful marinade, and the steamed bok choy is a healthy and refreshing side dish. This dish is sure to please everyone at the table, and it is a great way to get your daily dose of protein and vegetables.
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