Chinese Marinated Tofu Rice

AN EASY TOFU RECIPE… A DELICIOUS VEGAN RECIPE

Not a big fan of bean curd? Don’t worry, this recipe will change all that! 

You see, tofu tends to get a bad rap for being flavorless – but nothing could be farther from the truth. We choose to look at tofu as something more akin to a blank slate. Whatever you choose as your flavoring elements will dictate the overall deliciousness that the composed tofu recipe will have.

Basically, do a good job in the flavoring department, and the rest will fall into line. Well, the soy sauce based marinade in this easy Asian recipe will take care of that 😋

However, we’ve got another reason this delicious vegetarian rice bowl will have some deep flavor and a serious bite to it. Yep, we’re using fried tofu.

When bean curd is fried, it gets a yummy, almost crispy exterior to it. And, almost like fried chicken, that skin packs some real punch in the flavor department.

Now, some chefs like to soak packaged fried tofu in hot water to remove some of the oil prior to cooking with it. And we fall into that camp.

After that, it’s a walk in the park to get this tofu and rice bowl on the table in time for dinner!

HOW TO COOK TOFU IN A RICE COOKER

Your Tiger rice cooker is the perfect appliance to rely on when making all the elements for a rice bowl. Seriously, whether it’s this savory Chinese rice bowl, this beefy Japanese gyudon or this eggy oyakodon, making a composed dish and rice at the same time is kind of our sweet spot.

And all of that is due to the tacook cooking plate. 

Therefore, to whip up this Chinese marinated tofu rice, just place your rinsed rice and water into the inner pot of your rice cooker. Then set the tacook plate with your tofu, ginger, garlic and green onions on top. Close the lid and select the Synchro Cooking setting.

And that’s it! The steam vapor created from the rice will cook the marinated tofu at the same time.

And a delicious and healthy dinner will be on the table in no time flat! 🍲