By Sala Kannan
Many tofu recipes in cookbooks and online, including several of my own, call for pressed tofu. Pressing tofu takes out the water in it and makes it firm. Pressed tofu becomes wonderfully dense and pleasantly chewy when cooked. Pressed tofu is also a great meat substitute. So how exactly do you press tofu? Read on..
What you need to press tofu
one 15oz package of firm tofu, drained and patted dry
an absorbant kitchen towel
paper towels
a plate
something heavy (weighing about 2 lbs). Choose from:
2-3 cans – canned beans, canned corn, peanut butter jar, pickle jar…whatever you have a book heavy skillet
Lay out the kitchen towel on a table. Place 3 layers of paper towels on top so that the paper towels cover the cloth... More...
