There’s nothing worse than a bad tofu experience. No one likes to bite into a tasteless, watery, mushy food that isn’t supposed to be that way. It’s enough to turn you away from the healthy, protein-packed food forever. But here are three steps to preparing tofu that will make even the most loyal meat eater happy.
1. Freeze it: When unpacking your groceries, put the tofu container in the freezer and like meat, thaw it at room temperature several hours or in the fridge overnight before cooking. If you plan on making it for dinner that night, take it out of the freezer first thing in the morning. Freezing tofu changes its texture dramatically, making it more dense and preventing it from falling apart when cutting.
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