The best way to get a meateater who's never tried tofu to hate it is to serve it as a meat substitute.Because there is no way a brick of soybean curd is ever going to take the place of a juicy steak, or a meaty pork chop, or even a piece of chicken breast. Well, maybe a chicken breast... specially if it's the boneless, skinless kind...But anyways, you don't hate tofu. What you hate is tofu that's served as meat. What you hate is tofu fashioned into *burger* patties. What you hate is when people tell you to just sprinkle some Bacos on tofu and it'll taste just like bacon.You like tofu. You know why? Because firstly, tofu tastes like tofu - mildly nutty and yes, wildly adaptable, but not as a substitute for meat. And when you prepare tofu to complement its flavor rather than mask it, you don't have the undesired effect of finding out that it really doesn't taste just like whatever you sprinkled on it. Secondly, because it is such a simple and elegant food, it takes well to simple, easy, and elegant preparations. :)

Today, I will share with you the secret of making the tofu crispy outside and soft inside. I will also show you how to make the garlicky soy sauce and chili sweet and sour sauce to enjoy the crispy fried tofu with.

This is a combination of two other recipes of mine.I used approximately 250 g of chicken breast after discarding excess skin and fat. For silky and tender bites of chicken breast, rub the chicken well with katakuriko, not just to coat, after marinating. Recipe by Sabumochi

I used the meat mixture I used for a meatball recipe I uploaded earlier, combined with the chili sauce I used in.Make the meatballs in bulk and freeze them - they're handy to have in stock.If you add 1 teaspoon of katakuriko dissolved in 1 teaspoon of water, the chili sauce will become slightly thickened like ankake sauce. I used 2 teaspoons of starch dissolved 2 teaspoons of water to make the sauce thicker. It won't leak if you put it in a bento box. For 2 servings. Recipe by Sabumochi

I wanted to use up my stock of chicken breast, so I prepared it with chili sauce. I dredged the chicken in egg, like a chicken picatta, then served it with chili sauce.The spice is mild, so even children can enjoy it.To make it even spicier for a mature palate, add Tabasco sauce or doubanjiang spicy bean paste to taste. Recipe by Pa-rumama

This chicken chili dish was inspired by traditional ebi chili (chili shrimp).Since I don't like spicy food so much, I used just a small amount of Doubanjiang spicy bean paste. Please adjust the amount to your liking.You can substitute olive oil with vegetable oil. I just used olive oil to use it up. Recipe by Maetomo

I often use broccoli for adding colour to bentos.I used to put it in bento without flavoring. I wanted to make it more flavorful so I used my favorite sweet chili sauce.After boiling the broccoli, make sure you drain well before mixing. Otherwise the flavor would weaken.The rest is just mixing. Recipe by kaopomme

I wanted to come up with a simple dish for dinner using sweet chili sauce.You can just chop up the tomato if you like, but I cut it into wedges to enjoy their fresh flavor. Don't stir fry the tomato for too long.Have you tried sweet chili sauce? It's a bit sour, sweet, and just a bit spicy. I'm addicted to it. It's ok for kids too if you adjust the amount!! I've really been into sweet chili sauce recently, and I use it to flavor chikuwa fish sticks and wiener sausages for bentos too. For 3 servings. Recipe by salada mama

My Version ,Simple Asian Style Cooking In Soy SauceAdded Fresh Green Chili pepper make its a refreshing with a light spiciness to this simple stir fry

I'm trying out various methods right now for how to make chicken breast meat tender and delicious. It's cheap and healthy. I use the egg white left over from baking in chicken dishes. The sugar used to marinate the chicken tenderizes it too.If you cut up the chicken, wrap it in 100 g portions and freeze it; it's very handy. When cooking the chicken, if you touch them before the coating has hardened, it will slide off and stick the pan, so be careful. If it looks like the chicken is getting burned, turn off the heat for a while. Since you'll be simmering the chicken in Step 6, you don't have to cook the chicken through in Step 5. For 1 to 2 servings. Recipe by Iku..

Paneer aka Indian tofu can be cooked in any variations. This mild chili recipe is a bit different from traditional chili paneer but goes well with any choice of rice.#paneer#chilipaneer

I purchased sweet thai chili sauce and it wasn't good at all. This is my own version. I'll never buy sweet thai chili sauce again. This recipe is super easy to make.