Paprika should always be added at the end, never used before or in the middle of cooking. Because heating paprika removes all of its taste. So it's useless if you heat it up, basically. It won't taste of anything at all. It should be used like how salt and pepper at the table are used, in shakers that people can sprinkle over their food after it's already on the plate and served to them. In fact, simply put it in the pepper shaker in place of regular pepper anyway. Because paprika is made from peppers, so it makes sense.
I made mine with a basil, onion, garlic, shallot glaze with a white wine reduction sprinkled with a cajun seasoning, served with steamed edamame beans with pink himalayan salt and pepper, and a side of sauteed red and yellow bell pepper, garlic, and mediterranean olives on the side.. with garlic hummus and pita bread on the side. It's fun to dip the chunks in wasabi and sesame oil and and soy sauce.Thank you for posting.
I just tried this , amazing . Thanks for sharing . I will always tofu like this now . Even kids loved it . But I mixed the corn flour with garlic powder black pepper pinch of salt , paprika . And served with side of mixed sautéed veggies .
another tip I got is to use corn starch instead of flour! the latter will soak up oil and can get gummy. Not an expert, just passing along. Potato or Tapioca starch also works. Great vid!
As awesome as this tofu tutorial is, the two-spoon turn-over method might be my favorite part LOL. How did I never think of that? Thanks for saving me from future oil burns lol.
I've been cooking Tofu like this since watching a similar video. Honestly Tofu has a bad reputation for not tasting good. If you follow her direction Tofu can taste absolutely great and a much better alternative then eating meats. My body does not digest meat well so I've started cooking like this recently. My gf actually said she could eat this everyday. Enjoy guys
Just gave this recipe a shot! Honestly, it's perfect. The crunch, the seasoning, the process, all absolutely perfect. Yes you do need to faff around with drying tofu for a bit, but when it's done, oh it's just so satisfying.
Someone told me (and they we're right) to thoroughly freeze the tofu right in the death plastic container, and then give it a full two days to defrost in the fridge before you cook it. For firm tofu anyway, it gives you an awesome texture whatever you do with it. Definitely important to squeeze most but not all of the moisture out so I get that weight move. I've been baking tofu for decades but I'm going to try this tomorrow. Many thanks/go vegan!
I finished cooking my tofu yesterday and it was such a unique way of cooking it I decided to share it on my IG. 10/10 would recommend. If you can’t eat spicy food you can add less paprika! Thank you for sharing this tasty recipe! ❤️
Do it:D Its all about texture and flavours. Try a day with falafel wraps, amother one with tacos with textured vegetable protein, the list can continue :D
Hope you will enjoy my recipe! I've got a few saucy crispy tofu recipes om my channel as well where I use this same method to make them crispy and then make a sauce to go with it (Orange tofu, spicy tofu, sweet chili lime tofu). But I also love just mixing some sweet chili sauce with soy sauce and a bit of ginger powder for when I'm too lazy to make a sauce from scratch😊
@@veganleonora it was fantastic! Even my husband who says doesn't like tofu said it was "okay" and then kept popping them in his mouth til they were almost gone. 😂
Oooo I always pressed the whole block under a pan and some books. I never thought to cut it up first! Thank you! I always like to have some vegan options when I host and am always looking for ways to improve my tofu!
Great video thanks!, I'm going to make this, looks super yummy, I've been vegan 8 months now, I make a nice tofu scramble with BBQ beans but have never tried this, looks really good crispy and only a few ingredients, love paprika also, will be back here after I cook it to give my verdict, which will probably be something like "YUMMM"
Thanks! It’s my first time eating tofu and I’m going to try this tomorrow for my online school lunch! I’ll see what noodles and veggies I have to go with it .
My elementary school use to only make homemade meals and one of my favorites was fried tofu with rice and it was really delicious I crave them a lot now
Being half Japanese, I have eaten tofu all my life and have tried many different preparations. I'm also an omnivore who is excited to try your method! I'll be using chopsticks to turn my tofu pieces, which is how I cook many things. I have long chopsticks for cooking, so splattering hot oil is not so much of an issue. ^.^
@@veganleonora It was superb! I made a homemade teriyaki sauce for it. I will definitely enjoy more tofu because of your crisping technique. I honestly didn't eat much tofu because I dislike the texture so much. Now I'm starting to see how it might absorb more flavour with a bit of crispy texture. It is definitely back on my menu :) Thanks again!
I can't wait to eat Tofu because I have a disability makes my bones might Ripple and this is the best choice of food for low calcium and I started turning Vegan when I was 16 because my health is getting worse and now I have Osteoporosis at the age of 20 😩 so thank goodness I'm changing my diet.
Instead of turning those pieces one by one over can you kind of deep fry them? I never made tofu but I am looking to start so I am watching videos to learn and loved this idea of the tofu nuggets.
Hey, you should mix the paprika and the flour together before coating the tofu. That way the tofu will be evenly coated
Yup good idea!
Great advice)
Paprika should always be added at the end, never used before or in the middle of cooking. Because heating paprika removes all of its taste. So it's useless if you heat it up, basically. It won't taste of anything at all.
It should be used like how salt and pepper at the table are used, in shakers that people can sprinkle over their food after it's already on the plate and served to them. In fact, simply put it in the pepper shaker in place of regular pepper anyway. Because paprika is made from peppers, so it makes sense.
@@duffman18 wow ! I didn't know that thanks you a lot
Add paprika before for color, after for taste.
I made mine with a basil, onion, garlic, shallot glaze with a white wine reduction sprinkled with a cajun seasoning, served with steamed edamame beans with pink himalayan salt and pepper, and a side of sauteed red and yellow bell pepper, garlic, and mediterranean olives on the side.. with garlic hummus and pita bread on the side. It's fun to dip the chunks in wasabi and sesame oil and and soy sauce.Thank you for posting.
Wow, that sounds great!
I'm going to try this recipe ❤
I just tried this , amazing . Thanks for sharing . I will always tofu like this now . Even kids loved it . But I mixed the corn flour with garlic powder black pepper pinch of salt , paprika . And served with side of mixed sautéed veggies .
Ahh that's so good to hear! Thanks for trying my recipe 😁
I've been cooking tofu for years, but I just tried your version today and it made it even better, I love it! Thank you.
Thanks for trying my recipe! Happy to hear you enjoyed it!
another tip I got is to use corn starch instead of flour! the latter will soak up oil and can get gummy. Not an expert, just passing along.
Potato or Tapioca starch also works.
Great vid!
Did you even watch the video? She does use cornstarch LOL
Haha thank you, but I used cornstarch in the video actually!
Ok, I'm a dummy. I swear I watched another vid right before that only used flour and that was still on my head.
I did watch the vid! Apologies!
@@MadLadsAnonymous Haha no worries!
@@MadLadsAnonymous Lol all good, I do the same sometimes ^.^
Have a good day :)
As awesome as this tofu tutorial is, the two-spoon turn-over method might be my favorite part LOL. How did I never think of that? Thanks for saving me from future oil burns lol.
Haha yeah it's pretty handy! I used to burn myself too a lot trying to flip things😅
Did this last night, but as tofu rectangular slices and it turned out so delicious. Thank you so so much!
Thank you!!
I've been cooking Tofu like this since watching a similar video. Honestly Tofu has a bad reputation for not tasting good. If you follow her direction Tofu can taste absolutely great and a much better alternative then eating meats. My body does not digest meat well so I've started cooking like this recently. My gf actually said she could eat this everyday. Enjoy guys
Yes exactly! It's not tofu that tastes bad, you just need the right method for cooking it! Thanks for your nice comment😁
TOFU is tasteless so, what are YOU talking about Jay?
Tofu is bland of course but if u mix it with other recipes its good
how do you know meat is not good for you is it constipation making or cause heartburn etc? I wonder if I should cut it out myself
Just gave this recipe a shot!
Honestly, it's perfect. The crunch, the seasoning, the process, all absolutely perfect. Yes you do need to faff around with drying tofu for a bit, but when it's done, oh it's just so satisfying.
Thank you so much!!
The way you move the two spoons makes them look like little arms and hands.
Haha lol😂
Yeah, at first I was like what kind of next level tongs is she using.
Spoon hands
Someone told me (and they we're right) to thoroughly freeze the tofu right in the death plastic container, and then give it a full two days to defrost in the fridge before you cook it. For firm tofu anyway, it gives you an awesome texture whatever you do with it. Definitely important to squeeze most but not all of the moisture out so I get that weight move. I've been baking tofu for decades but I'm going to try this tomorrow. Many thanks/go vegan!
Yeah I've used the freezing method in a few of my recipes too! Quite like it but usually are to lazy to do it tbh haha😅 Hope you enjoyed my recipe!
why would you freeze and defrost and then squeeze all water out?
@@dhlepage9016 it gives the tofu a more solid texture, like it's harder
I press, freeze and press again for my tofu. Nice texture. Chewy. I do it on firm tofu.
Coincidence I think not I have tofu in fridge for exactly 2 days in a plastic container
I made this and added it to some homemade ramen and it was amazing! Thank you, this is a game changer.
Ahh so good to hear you enjoyed my recipe! Thanks for trying it😁
Ahh I gotta try it!
Great ! I always tried frying tofu to get it crunchy but it never worked, this works great ! Thanks
Glad you like it!😁
I will cook Tofu for the very first time tomorrow and I'll definitely try it with this recipe, it looks delicious! Thanks for the inspiration!
I cooked my tofu like this and it was so good!!! Thank you so much for the video!
Happy to hear you enjoyed it! Thanks for trying my recipe 😁
I made this a few weeks ago and I am in the process of making it right now. Super easy, follow the instructions, and tastes so good!
Happy to hear you enjoyed my recipe!😁 Thanks for trying it out!
This is great for my growing love of tofu
Hope you'll love my recipe!☺️
I finished cooking my tofu yesterday and it was such a unique way of cooking it I decided to share it on my IG. 10/10 would recommend.
If you can’t eat spicy food you can add less paprika! Thank you for sharing this tasty recipe! ❤️
Thank you so much for trying my recipe! So happy to hear you liked it😊 Thanks for sharing it, next time tag me on insta so I can see it!😁
Veganleonora I’m about to find you on IG and and do a little recap!
@@misshern3696 I'm also just called veganleonora on insta😊
Paprika isn't spicy though?
duffman18 was thinking the same thing.. I HATE anything even remotely spicy and I can sprinkle as much paprika on deviled eggs, tofu, etc. as I want!
I just made this and I believe it's going to change my life. Insanely good!
Ohh that's so good to hear, glad you liked it!
I tried this and my family loved it!! I added soursweet sauce and it was sooo goood! Thanks for the recipe✨
Ahh so happy to hear you enjoyed it! Thanks for trying my recipe 😁
Thank you so much! This is much quicker and easier than I had been preparing and cooking it.
Glad you love it! Thanks for trying my recipe☺️
Gonna add this in to replace a day of meat for myself and hopefully my parents 🙂
That's so good! Well done 😊
Do it:D Its all about texture and flavours. Try a day with falafel wraps, amother one with tacos with textured vegetable protein, the list can continue :D
Just don't bring it up till they try it.
Thank you mate now I can make tofu and it helped me a lot in drifting my car
You're welcome!
@@veganleonora lol I nearly crashed my car but atleast I got the tofu delivered on time
@@Reinhard_Erlik Dont spill the water and you should be fine bud!
@@AyyItsBrain I'm not old enough to drive yet although I nearly crashed in a game and thanks
This recipe is exactly what I was looking for. So happy to have found your channel. Much love ❤️
Thank you!!
Wow they tasted kinda like chicken nuggets
So happy to hear you liked these!😊 This is definitely one of my fav recipes to make myself as well!
Thank You for taking the time to create and share this wonderful video with us all ❤️
Thanks for this kind comment!😁
Just made this, it is incredible, thank you
Thanks for trying my recipe! Happy to hear you liked it😊
thank you so much...very simple and you did it without telling your life story or using dark sarcasm.....please make more videos
Haha yeah I hate watching videos with long intros😬 Thanks for the positive feedback!
gonna make this for Yae miko. hopefully she'll come home.
Sooo, update?
Did she come home?
I loved the way you pressed the tofu, I do the same! Thanks for this recipe. I think saved my stir fry recipe lol
Thank you!!
looking good! i used to eat freshly made raw warm tofu it's so good
Thank you!! Yess tofu is soo yumm!
Gonna try this tomorrow! Looks great! Cornstarch is something I never use, as I mostly bake my tofu, and miss that crunchy layer.
Thank you!! Hope you enjoyed my recipe 😊
trying to get out of eating meat and i’m very excited to try this recipe!! going to be adding it to rice noodles, not sure what sauce to use yet
Hope you will enjoy my recipe! I've got a few saucy crispy tofu recipes om my channel as well where I use this same method to make them crispy and then make a sauce to go with it (Orange tofu, spicy tofu, sweet chili lime tofu). But I also love just mixing some sweet chili sauce with soy sauce and a bit of ginger powder for when I'm too lazy to make a sauce from scratch😊
Omg thk you so much! I'm staying with a vegetarian friend and we plan on making a ramen dinner and we were looking for a great meat substitute! ❣️
Ahh hope you will like my recipe!!😁
You are one of the few people who say Paprika like a Hungarian!
Haha I'm Dutch but maybe we say it the same 😊
I just tried this and omg it’s so good
So happy to hear you like my recipe! Thanks for trying it😊
Cooks deliciously in butter.
Yeah I'm sure that would taste great!😊
That is a very simple way of frying tofu.Thank you for sharing.I’m going right now and cook some for my son.
these turned out great!thanks
Thanks for trying my recipe!😁
Thank you for sharing this.
I will try it tonight.
Hope you like my recipe!
Me too, I am making it now!
Tried this and loved it! Thank you so much for the recipe 🙂
Happy to hear you enjoyed! Thanks for trying out my recipe😁
Looks amazing! I'll add it to my bento box tomorrow!
Thank you! Hope you like it!
I've made this several times now. Family favorite! Thanks so much for teaching me how!
That's so good to hear, thanks so much for trying my recipe 😊
Ow deze tofu ziet er zo lekker uit!! Die uit de oven is ook mega lekker!!
Dankjewel!!😊😊 Jaa allebei is super lekker!
Super excited to go home from work and cook my first ever tofu tonight! This looks so good!
Yay! Hope you enjoy my recipe! If you have any questions let me know😊
@@veganleonora it was fantastic! Even my husband who says doesn't like tofu said it was "okay" and then kept popping them in his mouth til they were almost gone. 😂
Hahaha he seems to like it a bit too then!
Very tasty, Thank you👍😋🥢
Oooo I always pressed the whole block under a pan and some books. I never thought to cut it up first! Thank you! I always like to have some vegan options when I host and am always looking for ways to improve my tofu!
Yeah it gets so much more water out this way!
@@veganleonora I tried this recipe and it was perfect! It really did help with the moisture and tofu came out amazing
I tried her receipe and it was delicious, I fried it in seasoned fish fry and it tasted like fried fish my neice loved 😍 it.
Great recipe, love your accent as well!
Thank you!
Tofu is so underrated but so good,i eat meat but thx to tofu i have meatless days aswel
Right? I love tofu😁
Great video thanks!, I'm going to make this, looks super yummy, I've been vegan 8 months now, I make a nice tofu scramble with BBQ beans but have never tried this, looks really good crispy and only a few ingredients, love paprika also, will be back here after I cook it to give my verdict, which will probably be something like "YUMMM"
Ahh hope you will enjoy my recipe!😁
Ahhhh love those towels! ❤️
They are so pretty right??
I love this Leonora!!! I really needed some crisp 101
Thanks for watching! Hope this video helps😊
YAEEEE MIKOOO
Thanks! It’s my first time eating tofu and I’m going to try this tomorrow for my online school lunch! I’ll see what noodles and veggies I have to go with it .
Hope you enjoy it!😁
yae miko
Excellent! Thank you.
Thanks!
Love it!
I learned something today. Very informative, Great video!
Thank you!!
Thank you! I tried this way today. They taste so so crispy!
That's so good to hear, thanks for trying my recipe!😁
Simple & delicious.
Thanks
My elementary school use to only make homemade meals and one of my favorites was fried tofu with rice and it was really delicious I crave them a lot now
Nagyon jó recept ! Köszi szépen !
I going to make this super soon! Do you think I could supplement the sunflower oil with sesame oil too?
Hope you'll like it! Yes you can use any oil that's suitable for frying, sesame oil works!
Being half Japanese, I have eaten tofu all my life and have tried many different preparations. I'm also an omnivore who is excited to try your method! I'll be using chopsticks to turn my tofu pieces, which is how I cook many things. I have long chopsticks for cooking, so splattering hot oil is not so much of an issue. ^.^
Ahh yess chopasticks are great for flipping them too!
Japanese people are very nice :3
Haha I’m gonna try this ty
Thank you you're wonderful !
Thanks!
Thank you very much 😀
Nice recipe turned out good 👌🏻
Thank you!!
I just made a mess of mine so found this video ... thank you.. subscribed :)) x
Ahw hope my method does work for you then!
Omg this recipe tastes so good😍😍😍
Thank you so much!!
Thank you for this video😊
Thank you for this! ❤
This is so easy and amazing thanks now I can cook
Thank you! Hope you like my recipe😊
Ty for the wonderful video now i drain my tofu well :D better texture
I’m making tofu for my first time. I’m going to use this recipe! I’ll let you know if I like it. I’ll post results on my insta and tag you in it 🙂
Hope you like my recipe! Can't wait to see it😊
Veganleonora I made it! Results on insta in a few moments. I kinda liked the tofu it was ok. Your recipe was amazing!! I subscribed also. 😋 Thanks!
Thank you!! It looked really crispy😊😊
Yummy . I will try this thanks
Hope you'll enjoy!
Will try this today!!
Looks delicious! Thank you, I will try your method :)
Hope you enjoyed it!
@@veganleonora It was superb! I made a homemade teriyaki sauce for it. I will definitely enjoy more tofu because of your crisping technique. I honestly didn't eat much tofu because I dislike the texture so much. Now I'm starting to see how it might absorb more flavour with a bit of crispy texture. It is definitely back on my menu :) Thanks again!
@@toregister8615 Ahh so good to hear!! I've also got some saucy crispy tofu recipes on my channel btw that are really yummy as well 😁
for the love of tofu
I can't wait to eat Tofu because I have a disability makes my bones might Ripple and this is the best choice of food for low calcium and I started turning Vegan when I was 16 because my health is getting worse and now I have Osteoporosis at the age of 20 😩 so thank goodness I'm changing my diet.
Ohh noo hope things get better for you!!
This is very helpful. We ordered a lot of tofu and i have no idea how to start. 😅 lets connect! New genuine friend here from Phil.
Sounds sooo good!!!! Making tofu right now and using your method!
Vegan lover here
Me vegan too
Excelente receta. Me quedó muy rico. Gracias 👍
Thank you
wow sarap talaga ng tofu paborito ko ang tufo healthy...Thank you for sharing this recipe ...done subscribing also your channel :-)
Thank you!!
welcome :-)
These tofu looks yummy😋
Thank you!!
Wow this is yummy i try this..love it
Thanks! Hope you like it!😊
I love it 😀 tofulover 💕💕
Thank you! I loveee tofu😁
Love this ! Super Yummy 😋
Thank you!!
thanks for the tutorial so i can start a tofu delivery service :D
(for those who don't know, this is an Initial D joke)
Instead of turning those pieces one by one over can you kind of deep fry them? I never made tofu but I am looking to start so I am watching videos to learn and loved this idea of the tofu nuggets.
Yeah I think you can definitely do that! I don't own a fryer or something so I just do it in the pan like this 😊
Thanks for your video
I use a wooden chopstick to test if the oil is ready, and also to flip the tofu cubes!
Ahh yes that's a good idea too!
This is awesome I loved It
Thank you!!
Looks great
Thank you!!
Looks so yummy!!!!
Thank you so much!! They are soo good😍😍
Thanks for the recipe
You're welcome!
thank you! :D
It's beautiful.
Thank you!!
Thanks for the recipe! Great video. Also, where did you get those beautiful towels from?! They are gorgeous!
Thank you!! I think I got them at ikea like 5 years ago but not completely sure🤷🏼♀️
Yum… This was delicious! They look like tater tots! ❤️