I went from tofu-curious to a tofu lover in just few months and I'm excited to try these recipes! My ultimate tofu trick is to freeze it first - it lets out so much water when defrozing and it is super easy to press. Yum!
As a tofu hater 😅 I have to say that part of it is when it’s in a square that puts me off lol but I’ve found when I tear it into pieces, the texture feels less like an over cooked egg I guess because it has more surface area to brown? But just a note for other tofu skeptics lol Can we also get some more tempeh recipes in the future?? Love your recipes and love tempeh so that would be a great combo!
With sweet and sour if you want a thicker sauce more similar to from a takeaway pop the ingredients in a separate pan and once they’re bubbling add a cornflour slurry (cornflour mixed with water) and it will thicken up and have that more orange-y colour 😊
Hello from Grand Island, NY! I just found you through the Plant Based Bundle. We had the Sweet and Sour Tofu tonight and I just had to let you know that my family totally LOVED it! It is now my absolute favorite recipe. I cannot wait to try more of your creations. Thank you so much! ❤
I love tofu. I have managed to sneak it in enough meals that my husband like it. Before I bought a press my cast iron frying pan was perfect. Thanks for sharing three recipes I've not tried.
Loved this video & yes…I’m going to be selfish by saying…So good to have you back cooking! I loved the Reno videos & the wedding plans but I really love your recipes & cooking because you make it look so doable! Blessings & Hugs! 🧡🌻
I can't wait to try these recipes, they look so good! Two things I thought when watching. First, the tofu press. Make sure the pressure is applied like the one in the video. I made the mistake of buying a visually similar unit except mine has four flaps that are part of the top. They are so difficult to catch on the sides when there's a block of tofu in there, which is the entire point. Second, I always freeze my tofu first, even for a tofu scramble. It give the tofu a pleasing texture, preferable for a texture-eater like myself.
Great meals Madeleine, definitely going to try these, I seem to be eating less and less meat now and feel so much better for it! Lovely to see you back and loved all the wedding and honeymoon vlogs.
Thanks for sharing these recipes Madeleine even though I have never hated tofu but these recipes will make me love 😍 tofu more than I already did. Love 🥰 the video and love 💕❤️ Madeleine & Alex.
I love how much love you're getting on this. Congrats on the wedding! Your easy recipes make me feel like I can spice up midweek meals without having to spend hours at the oven/hob. Thank you!!
OMG i love your cooking videos... You make it so simple yet so yummy 🥰 Tho Ive gotta say i was a bit cringed by the "taste test ASMR" at the beginning... Your sound system is amazing but 😅
Thank you so so so much Madeleine for this recipe and I really love your vlogs so so much you inspired me so so much and I wish you reach 600K Subscribers very very soon!❤️☺️✨
I have to acquire a taste but since my tummy difficulties some ingredients may no go well, but I do love how you have made tofu look more enjoyable, more colorful and it looks so tasty too! Thanks for sharing.
Omg these look delicious, I’m a new lover of tofu and looking for easier ways to cook it so Thankyou for this Madeleine will definitely be giving these a go. 😋😋
My daughter is happy to eat it raw in a sandwich but I only like it fried or baked until crispy. Will definitely try the burger recipe when she is back from Uni
Wow those recipes look incredible! The first time I tried tofu, I cooked it myself and hated it. For the past several years though I’ve been a tofu lover!
I like tofu in specific meals, my husband just can get onto the train. He’s tried it at authentic Cantonese tests but he still can’t get past the aftertaste. I’m gonna try these!
My favorite way to prepare tofu when putting it into a saucy stirfry is to marinate in salt, pepper, and a bit of oil and soy sauce after it's diced. Then I toss it with corn flour and bake at around 180C for 20 minutes or so - it makes the tofu a bit drier which means it soaks up more of the sauce and has a bit of a chewier texture than when pan fried 😋
Hi, being fairly new to trying to eat more plant based meals I'm curious as to how much tofu you allow per person. I've looked at the blocks but they come in different sizes so some guidance would be very much appreciated. Thank you.
If having it as a main part of the dish about half a block is good for one person! Most blocks are about the same amount - 400g or so. I usually put in one block for me and alex. For example in tofu scramble where the tofu is the main event. If it’s a dish with lots of other veg and things going on then a block would serve four, because you’re making up for it with other ingredients! But having said all of that, if you’re trying to eat high protein then upping the volume of tofu is a good way to get extra in!
A well-seasoned cast iron pan works as well as a non-stick, will last a lifetime, and is better for the environment! Non-sticks need to be replaced every few years
After cooking the smoked tofu, how long can I keep it in the fridge and how do you best store it? After cooking, can the tofu burger be frozen for later use?
I love your videos and recipes but I am so tired of white vegan/vegetarian chefs/influencers appropriate and "elevate" food from POC. Tofu was not invented by white vegans/vegetarians, or as a meat alternative for them. Tofu can taste good without pressing or marinating in BBQ sauce.
I hear you but I hope I don’t come across as trying to imply I invented tofu or am trying to take anything away from POC. I love tofu in all its forms and love to share the many ways that we can enjoy it. It’s great if you’re vegan and vegetarian or a meat eater, and of course it has been eaten for centuries by meat eaters. I am coming from the point of view as a vegan remember, so it’s a staple in my diet to get enough protein and nutrients. It’s delicious and has so many ways to cook that I simply wish to share this ❤️ I just want those who haven’t tried it, or haven’t enjoyed it, to find a way to include it in their diet if they’re trying to eat more plant based foods
@@MadeleineOlivia Thank you so much for replying, it means a lot to me. You helped me become fully vegan (2 years!) and like I said, I love your contents. I hope you didn't think I was personally attacking you. It's just frustrating to see so many white chefs/influencers capitalize off of appropriating food and ingredients from other cultures and (unintentionally) make their followers believe that "tofu is bland" or is "a meat alternative." I once brought homemade mapo tofu for lunch (I was a meat eater then) and my white vegetarian colleague came up to me and told me that "it defeats the purpose of eating tofu (if I cook it with meat)." I unsubscribed one of my favorite TH-camrs this year because I heard her say "I know tofu is the most hated protein IN THE WORLD but I can show you how to make it taste better" in one of her videos :( I hope more of you would collaborate with vegan chefs from other cultures and explore their cuisine that way (and not in the manner of a White Savior).
I am so happy that I helped you to go vegan! Of course didn't think you were personally attacking me, I truly appreciate the feedback. I would absolutely love to collaborate with vegan chefs from other cultures, but unfortunately I haven't ever collaborated with any other vegan chefs at all! I can blame it on being very busy, and also living where I do in Cornwall that this has happened, but I would love to collaborate more in the future! I personally have never thought tofu bland, or as simply a meat alternative. I absolutely love tofu, and cooking with tofu, so naturally that'll show up in my videos. I adore foods from all over the world, and it is what inspires me to create how I do. I view it as my artistic expression. I really do love how foods from other cultures such as tofu are now available to us in the UK, in a way maybe they weren't years ago. Because now we get to enjoy them too! I really hope that this is the way my videos and recipes come across, and you can understand where I am always coming from. Appreciation, rather than appropriation.
Well I've been vegan for 3 years and love tofu. If you think tofu makes a man girlie, then that's your opinion. My opinion is it takes a real man to show empathy, to show kindness, and to care enough to eat tofu instead of meat. But if you think I'm a soy boy, then a soy boy I am, and bloody proud to be aswell.
I couldn't care less if anyone thinks I am a girlie man and trust me I have been called worse. I would rather be a girlie man than a man who eats products that contribute to animal suffering and climate change.
Welcome back! I hope these recipes make you a tofu convert! All the recipes are on my website www.madeleineolivia.co.uk
I went from tofu-curious to a tofu lover in just few months and I'm excited to try these recipes! My ultimate tofu trick is to freeze it first - it lets out so much water when defrozing and it is super easy to press. Yum!
As a tofu hater 😅 I have to say that part of it is when it’s in a square that puts me off lol but I’ve found when I tear it into pieces, the texture feels less like an over cooked egg I guess because it has more surface area to brown? But just a note for other tofu skeptics lol
Can we also get some more tempeh recipes in the future?? Love your recipes and love tempeh so that would be a great combo!
I absolutely love tofu, bring it on.
Yay! Enjoy!
With sweet and sour if you want a thicker sauce more similar to from a takeaway pop the ingredients in a separate pan and once they’re bubbling add a cornflour slurry (cornflour mixed with water) and it will thicken up and have that more orange-y colour 😊
Hello from Grand Island, NY! I just found you through the Plant Based Bundle. We had the Sweet and Sour Tofu tonight and I just had to let you know that my family totally LOVED it! It is now my absolute favorite recipe. I cannot wait to try more of your creations. Thank you so much! ❤
I love tofu. I have managed to sneak it in enough meals that my husband like it. Before I bought a press my cast iron frying pan was perfect. Thanks for sharing three recipes I've not tried.
Great timing on this vlog - someone reminded me the other day how much I loved tofu! 😜 Great to have some yummy recipes to continue with! X
Her name didn’t happen to be Suella Braverman, did it? 😂
Loved this video & yes…I’m going to be selfish by saying…So good to have you back cooking! I loved the Reno videos & the wedding plans but I really love your recipes & cooking because you make it look so doable! Blessings & Hugs! 🧡🌻
Appreciating the consistency of Your prezence here
I can't wait to try these recipes, they look so good! Two things I thought when watching. First, the tofu press. Make sure the pressure is applied like the one in the video. I made the mistake of buying a visually similar unit except mine has four flaps that are part of the top. They are so difficult to catch on the sides when there's a block of tofu in there, which is the entire point. Second, I always freeze my tofu first, even for a tofu scramble. It give the tofu a pleasing texture, preferable for a texture-eater like myself.
I love your simple recipe videos, they provide such easy yet fresh ideas! Thank you!!
So glad to see your recipes coming back!!
Proud member of the Tofu eating Wokerati 🙋♀😏
Great meals Madeleine, definitely going to try these, I seem to be eating less and less meat now and feel so much better for it! Lovely to see you back and loved all the wedding and honeymoon vlogs.
Thank you for the delightful recipes. And I adore that tofu press (I have the same one myself), it does wonders!
Thanks for sharing these recipes Madeleine even though I have never hated tofu but these recipes will make me love 😍 tofu more than I already did. Love 🥰 the video and love 💕❤️ Madeleine & Alex.
I love how much love you're getting on this. Congrats on the wedding! Your easy recipes make me feel like I can spice up midweek meals without having to spend hours at the oven/hob. Thank you!!
I love tofu but I was doing always the same recipes, so I will try these 3, everything looks so tasty!
Thank you for these recipes! The sweet sour tofu looks especially delicious, i will try that for my next meal!
OMG i love your cooking videos... You make it so simple yet so yummy 🥰
Tho Ive gotta say i was a bit cringed by the "taste test ASMR" at the beginning... Your sound system is amazing but 😅
Already salivating watching the first recipe! I cant wait to try these!!! Thanks Maddy :)
Thank you so so so much Madeleine for this recipe and I really love your vlogs so so much you inspired me so so much and I wish you reach 600K Subscribers very very soon!❤️☺️✨
I have to acquire a taste but since my tummy difficulties some ingredients may no go well, but I do love how you have made tofu look more enjoyable, more colorful and it looks so tasty too! Thanks for sharing.
I love tofu! These recipes look brilliant. And can confirm that tofu press is great 👌👌
Great recipes! Especially helpful to get the tips on how to make the tofu cubes crispy.
Your Teriyaki tofu recipe is amazing! Must get this tofu press and give these ones a go, they look yummmmm!
Only had tofu once and it was done properly so it was lush. I'm dying to try it again so I have to watch this again and write ingredients I need xx
I love tofu since the first time I tasted it ❤️ as you said, so many ways to cook (and to eat) it 🤤 thank you for this new video
Well I better get some tofu bought....and try the recipes.. thanks for sharing I will keep you posted on the verdict...😊😉🤞
What nice and tasty to fu recipes, Madeleine. They will be very useful to make tofu more "fun" to eat. Thank you
Omg these look delicious, I’m a new lover of tofu and looking for easier ways to cook it so Thankyou for this Madeleine will definitely be giving these a go. 😋😋
Definitely must try👍
Hi Maddie they all look yummy.❤
My daughter is happy to eat it raw in a sandwich but I only like it fried or baked until crispy. Will definitely try the burger recipe when she is back from Uni
gotta try out these recipes! i love tofu :)
Wow those recipes look incredible! The first time I tried tofu, I cooked it myself and hated it. For the past several years though I’ve been a tofu lover!
These look great! I started loving tofu a year ago.
I need that cute dog bed! ❤ Also love the recipes ;)
Fab video...recipes look delicious! ~ will defo try them, and hope to get onboard the Tofu Train!
The recipes are awesome as ever, but I HAVE to ask: where is that dress from? I am in love with it!
I like tofu in specific meals, my husband just can get onto the train. He’s tried it at authentic Cantonese tests but he still can’t get past the aftertaste. I’m gonna try these!
Delicious! Making this tonight!
My favorite way to prepare tofu when putting it into a saucy stirfry is to marinate in salt, pepper, and a bit of oil and soy sauce after it's diced. Then I toss it with corn flour and bake at around 180C for 20 minutes or so - it makes the tofu a bit drier which means it soaks up more of the sauce and has a bit of a chewier texture than when pan fried 😋
These look great, looking forward to trying one next week! :) x
Looks so yummy !
Hi, being fairly new to trying to eat more plant based meals I'm curious as to how much tofu you allow per person. I've looked at the blocks but they come in different sizes so some guidance would be very much appreciated. Thank you.
I personally eat about 100-125g of tofu per serving, usually as a stirfry so there are other veggies and rice with it as well 😊
If having it as a main part of the dish about half a block is good for one person! Most blocks are about the same amount - 400g or so. I usually put in one block for me and alex. For example in tofu scramble where the tofu is the main event. If it’s a dish with lots of other veg and things going on then a block would serve four, because you’re making up for it with other ingredients! But having said all of that, if you’re trying to eat high protein then upping the volume of tofu is a good way to get extra in!
These would definitely convert a non-tofu eater. Yummy!
Love Alex eating the burger ahahaha
A well-seasoned cast iron pan works as well as a non-stick, will last a lifetime, and is better for the environment! Non-sticks need to be replaced every few years
I am also obsessed with the dress you are wearing! 😍 Would you mind sharing where it's from?
Seasalt!
After cooking the smoked tofu, how long can I keep it in the fridge and how do you best store it? After cooking, can the tofu burger be frozen for later use?
I would store it in an air-tight container for 2-3 days. And yes it can be frozen!
Never had Tofu recepices look lovely,unfortunately my husband has an allergy to sesame so cannot use Soy sauce x
I love tofu,but i am allergic...it seems. I wish i could try that somehow😭.
That's unfair filming Alex biting into his burger😁.
This gal is an seo queen
I love tofu, I just wish tofu loved me back. Alas.
I've always loved tofu, just have an intolerance to soy :/ so it doesn't love me
👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👍
Allmost first :S
:)
I really hope you chose to upload this video because of certain political circumstances 😅
I love your videos and recipes but I am so tired of white vegan/vegetarian chefs/influencers appropriate and "elevate" food from POC. Tofu was not invented by white vegans/vegetarians, or as a meat alternative for them. Tofu can taste good without pressing or marinating in BBQ sauce.
I hear you but I hope I don’t come across as trying to imply I invented tofu or am trying to take anything away from POC. I love tofu in all its forms and love to share the many ways that we can enjoy it. It’s great if you’re vegan and vegetarian or a meat eater, and of course it has been eaten for centuries by meat eaters. I am coming from the point of view as a vegan remember, so it’s a staple in my diet to get enough protein and nutrients. It’s delicious and has so many ways to cook that I simply wish to share this ❤️ I just want those who haven’t tried it, or haven’t enjoyed it, to find a way to include it in their diet if they’re trying to eat more plant based foods
@@MadeleineOlivia Thank you so much for replying, it means a lot to me. You helped me become fully vegan (2 years!) and like I said, I love your contents. I hope you didn't think I was personally attacking you. It's just frustrating to see so many white chefs/influencers capitalize off of appropriating food and ingredients from other cultures and (unintentionally) make their followers believe that "tofu is bland" or is "a meat alternative." I once brought homemade mapo tofu for lunch (I was a meat eater then) and my white vegetarian colleague came up to me and told me that "it defeats the purpose of eating tofu (if I cook it with meat)." I unsubscribed one of my favorite TH-camrs this year because I heard her say "I know tofu is the most hated protein IN THE WORLD but I can show you how to make it taste better" in one of her videos :( I hope more of you would collaborate with vegan chefs from other cultures and explore their cuisine that way (and not in the manner of a White Savior).
I am so happy that I helped you to go vegan! Of course didn't think you were personally attacking me, I truly appreciate the feedback. I would absolutely love to collaborate with vegan chefs from other cultures, but unfortunately I haven't ever collaborated with any other vegan chefs at all! I can blame it on being very busy, and also living where I do in Cornwall that this has happened, but I would love to collaborate more in the future! I personally have never thought tofu bland, or as simply a meat alternative. I absolutely love tofu, and cooking with tofu, so naturally that'll show up in my videos. I adore foods from all over the world, and it is what inspires me to create how I do. I view it as my artistic expression. I really do love how foods from other cultures such as tofu are now available to us in the UK, in a way maybe they weren't years ago. Because now we get to enjoy them too! I really hope that this is the way my videos and recipes come across, and you can understand where I am always coming from. Appreciation, rather than appropriation.
Tofu will turn your man into a girlie man. 😢
In what way? This is a strange remark
Well I've been vegan for 3 years and love tofu. If you think tofu makes a man girlie, then that's your opinion. My opinion is it takes a real man to show empathy, to show kindness, and to care enough to eat tofu instead of meat. But if you think I'm a soy boy, then a soy boy I am, and bloody proud to be aswell.
Soy boys unite! I just married one 👏🏻🤜🏻💪🏻
@@MadeleineOlivia and a bloody good one aswell. Love Alex and his sense of humour
I couldn't care less if anyone thinks I am a girlie man and trust me I have been called worse. I would rather be a girlie man than a man who eats products that contribute to animal suffering and climate change.
You have to preheat your pan & oil before adding food… ESPECIALLY when frying.