Adventures with tofu skin

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Hi everyone,

 

I recently bought some fresh tofu skin and have been playing with recipes using

it. It's not readily available fresh, but you can buy it dried in Asian markets

and over the internet. You soak it in warm water to make it pliable. I love

the texture and flavor!

 

Most of the dishes I've had that use it are layered -- several sheets of the

thin tofu skin, with bits of filling like fermented black bean and/or mushrooms

and other veggies and seasoning.

 

Another way I like to use it is to cut it into strips and put it in soups, kind

of like thin noodles. I like it cut up and put in a cold salad, too.

 

But this time I decided I wanted to use it as a wrapper. So I mashed up some

firm tofu, plopped in some chili-garlic sauce and added some fresh, raw peas. I

put this filling on the sheet of tofu skin and made a little package by folding

it over lengthwise, then folding in the sides and continuing to roll it

lengthwise. I made 2 very plump " mini-burritos " .

 

I brought them to work and microwaved them. Didn't really need to cook them, I

just wanted them hot. They were pretty good. The things I'd do differently:

drain the tofu (it was a bit watery after the heating) and cook it at home in a

pan to add some flavor and maybe crisp up the skin.

 

My next filling with have some cilantro, soy sauce, and sesame oil. I can

hardly wait to try it! Cinzia