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Silken Comfort Tofu
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19 Reviews
emcsull
January 16, 2024
wonderful, we can't get enough of this when I make it. Have to confess we are a saucy family so I use much more peanut butter and of course water. Real comfort food !
Alexandraslp8
October 23, 2022
I have to admit I was skeptical about this combination of ingredients but OMG this was so delicious! I also used much less fish sauce but I thought it had the perfect balance of salty, creamy, spicy even with a reduced amount.
Deb
September 10, 2018
Our family didn't like the silken tofu in this dish. It didn't hold together and was too gelatinous. I think we would have liked it much better with a firm tofu, but I would be afraid to try it again.
eveross
May 21, 2018
This was great, but, i didn't read the comments first....too much fish sauce so way too salty. Will use less next time, but my husband (a non tofu lover) said he'd be happy to eat it once a week....served with roasted Kamoboka squash. the sweet squash was great with the salty yummy tofu...
Jessica A.
January 9, 2018
So sad I failed to scroll down to read all the comments! Used a 1/4 cup of Golden Boy fish sauce, and the resulting dish was almost inedibly salty, notwithstanding its obvious 'good bones'. Heed my cautionary tale, and use only a few dashes.
AntoniaJames
January 8, 2018
Bought silken tofu yesterday to make this again, and I can hardly wait. Will serve over farro, with edamame as shown in the photo, plus broccoli, for a fine one-bowl dinner. ;o)
Tamara H.
January 1, 2015
This was truly amazing! Everyone in my family loved it and went back for seconds.
Val F.
July 12, 2014
I made this last night and it was spectacular. I substituted light coconut milk for the fish sauce and water because I wanted it to be vegan. I served it with basmati rice and this dish had my whole family astounded that they were absolutely loving lowly tofu. This recipe elevates tofu to true delicious and soul warming comfort food. This is the best tofu dish I have ever had and will be a staple in my journey to veganism. It obliterated the need for takeout Asian. It is restaurant quality. This dish is gonna change my life!
Sophie S.
May 26, 2014
This sounds really good! Haha I think I'll make this tomorrow for lunch.
Have you tried plain tofu with fresh minced ginger, chives and a bit of sesame oil? It's wonderful too!
Have you tried plain tofu with fresh minced ginger, chives and a bit of sesame oil? It's wonderful too!
AntoniaJames
January 30, 2013
Well, you sure got it right using "comfort" in the title. Here's some comfort food at its best. I made a batch last night; it tasted great when I made it, but even better this morning. I subbed three large scallions for the shallots, left out the chili paste, but added a splash of brown rice vinegar right at the end to brighten it up. Outstanding! Will definitely be making this again, and on a regular basis. ;o)
bonnie59
July 19, 2012
Finally tried this recipe and it was delicious! Will continue to make this for one of our meatless meals.
Rivka
December 7, 2011
Made this after reading the above comments, and cut back on the fish sauce. Still found the dish too salty, but flavors were great and silken tofu may be my new favorite food. I'm looking forward to experimenting with similar flavors for my next batch.
rickygee
July 27, 2010
Ok, 1/4 cup fish sauce has got to be a miss print. I only used 4-5 shakes from the bottle, tablespoon at the most. Fish sauce is way to salty to use a 1/4 cup for this amount of ingredients. If you're using a good hot garlic-chile sauce the heat from that will make up for the salt. Add the water or chicken stock and use as much as is needed to make a sauce that will cover the type of starch you use...use rice or rice vermicelli. I used a squirt of lime at the end.
Angie
July 5, 2010
I made this and thought it was very tasty. I added a squirt of lime juice at the end.
Savorykitchen
February 23, 2010
I made this last night and really enjoyed it, except ... maybe my fish sauce was saltier than yours, but woof, was my dish salty. I'm going to make it again with less fish sauce and I'm sure it'll be fantastic (because, it was pretty great - despite the salt).
student E.
February 3, 2010
Thank you for sharing this! Oh so comforting! I added some Sichuan pickled vegetable too.
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