Tofu Balls
Submitted by Squishy Lumpkin
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| prep time: 15 minutes | cooking time: 30 minutes | makes 12 - 16 tofu balls |
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| This is a recipe that first turned me on to tofu when I was 14 years old. I have made some small changes over the years. |
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Equipment:
Skillet
Ingredients
1 lb. extra firm tofu
1 small finely chopped onion
3 tablespoons soy sauce
3 tablespoons peanut butter
1/2 c. bread crumbs
fresh basil or oregano
flour for rolling balls in
Oil to pan-fry in
Directions
Combine all ingredients in a mixing bowl. Roll into 1 1/2 inch balls. Roll in flour and fry in preheated skillet, cooking until slightly to medium brown on all sides.
Serve with pasta and home-made sauce |
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Reviews (add your own)
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| Isa wrote on Monday September 22nd, 2003 10:38 PM |
 three and a half soybeans |
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OK, Squishy is my sister and she's been making these for as long as I can remember so maybe I'm a bit biased because they remind me of my teenage years. These are simple and yummy, and oh so cute! |
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| Brooke Lynn wrote on Sunday September 28th, 2003 05:32 PM |
three and a half soybeans |
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Squish introduced me to this recipe when I was 14 years old, back in high school. I, too, have been making it ever since. I use twice as much soy sauce and peanut butter though, which increases the taste's likeness to meat (or so I've been told). It's a great group/family meal recipe, and the leftover tofu balls make for great sandwiches if you run out of pasta. Oh, and the tofu "meatballs" they sell in the frozen section at your favorite health food store don't even come CLOSE to the flavor, freshness and quality in this recipe. So, do yourself a favor and take the time to make these delicious tofu balls. :) |
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| chiveg wrote on Thursday November 13th, 2003 06:13 PM |
 three soybeans |
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tried these tonight with the doubled soy sauce and peanut butter. TOO salty with so much soy sauce, but otherwise yummy. i had a little trouble getting these bad boys to firm up/stay together, so any suggestions would be nice, cause i will certainly be trying this again. perhaps i made them too big? |
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| Michelle (squishylumpkin) wrote on Friday November 14th, 2003 08:54 AM |
three soybeans |
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Hi Chiveg. I hopped on here so I can respond. Glad you tried the tofu balls. As you gathered I have been making them for a very long time. Here are a few tips to make them stay together. No need to add extra pb/soy (sometimes I add other spices just for taste) but I would make the balls only 1" round. Also, you may want to refrigerate the mixture for a 1/2 hour after combining the ingredients. And lastly you can chop the onions a bit smaller so that they don't stick out of the balls and threaten to make the whole thing fall apart. I hope you will try the recipe again, in fact, I think I have to make them soon after all this talk. Let me know how it works out if you try it again and thanks for the review. |
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| polianne wrote on Tuesday November 18th, 2003 02:37 PM |
three and a half soybeans |
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i made these last nite....i was extremely excited to try them since i haven't had spaghetti & meatballs in years. they WERE super-yummy but i forgot to roll them in the flour and i think that may be why they stuck to the pan!!!??? anyways i guess i will have to make them again and this time i will try to follow the directions !
XXXXXX polianne |
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| naked lauren wrote on Saturday January 10th, 2004 12:22 PM |
 four soybeans |
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vegan balls rock |
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| Kieran wrote on Saturday March 20th, 2004 05:38 AM |
three and a half soybeans |
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Yum-yum. I just made a quarter batch of these to try them out. Didn't mean to polish the whole lot off as soon as they were made.
Might add that they go really with a sweet-chilli dipping sauce for a thai-style appetiser!
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Kieran (Galway, Ireland) |
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| animalluva wrote on Friday April 23rd, 2004 07:18 PM |
four soybeans |
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Off the charts super YUMMY!!!! I served this shit with fried spaghetti & veggies and WHOA DOGGY!!! I luv it.
*ANIMALS ROCK OUT* |
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| Sara wrote on Wednesday June 16th, 2004 06:36 AM |
 two and a half soybeans |
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Question: how are you supposed to break up the tofu before you mix everything together and make it into balls? Do you just chop it up as tiny as possible or what?
You crumble it with your hands - Isa |
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| T wrote on Thursday June 17th, 2004 12:58 PM |
four soybeans |
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I must admit I was sceptical looking at the ingredients list but DANG your balls rocked! I used light peanut butter, light mori-nu silken tofu, and less oil than it warranted so I had to squish them flat into little patties to cook better. Still... mmmmmm. |
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