Recipes with Tofu
7 recipes
There are 7 recipes here that use Tofu, and every one of them is scored against what is actually in your fridge before it is shown. The quickest is Bean Sprouts with Tofu at 12 minutes; the longest, Sweet Braised Tofu and Tempeh, takes 60. 2 of them finish in twenty minutes or less, which is usually what matters on a weeknight.
None of these need an oven, an air fryer, or a microwave — a stove and a pan is enough. 6 are vegetarian. 3 have no chili at all, so they work for children. 2 are properly spicy.
Tofu turns up most often alongside Palm sugar, Bean sprouts, Spring onion and Long bean — if you have one or two of those as well, more of this list becomes cookable tonight rather than after a shopping trip. Add what you have to your fridge and the recipes reorder themselves around it, with anything missing collected into a shopping list.
Bean Sprouts with Tofu
Three minutes in the wok. Sprouts cooked longer than that just turn to water.
⏱ 12 min🍽 3 servingsEasy
Vegetables in Coconut Milk
Gentle coconut richness. Never cover the pot after the coconut milk goes in — it will split.
⏱ 35 min🍽 5 servingsMedium
Meatball and Tofu Soup
From fridge to table in 15 minutes, with no fresh ingredient strictly required.
⏱ 15 min🍽 3 servingsEasy
Sweet Braised Tofu and Tempeh
Slow-braised in palm sugar until it soaks through, then briefly fried.
⏱ 1 h🍽 5 servingsEasy
Crispy Tofu with Chili Sauce
Press the tofu first to drive the water out. Wet tofu never crisps, no matter how much flour you use.
⏱ 25 min🍽 3 servingsEasy
Simple Gado-Gado
Boil the vegetables separately, not together. Each has its own timing, and combining them gets all of them wrong.
⏱ 35 min🍽 4 servingsMedium
Cheese-Stuffed Tofu
Slit the tofu rather than halving it. An intact pocket keeps the cheese inside while it fries.
⏱ 25 min🍽 3 servingsEasy