Help! (the joys of cooking with tofu!)?

I bought some tofu from the store. I have never even seen tofu. It's in an opaque package that clearly has water in it. I want to make something akin to fried chicken...how do I go about that? How do I ';dry'; the tofu? Is it in pieces or is it one big chunk? What's the consistency (it says extra firm)? How long do I cook it? Do I season it (how?) or just use my regular chicken breading stuff for the flavor?Help! (the joys of cooking with tofu!)?
Extra firm is the best for what you want to make. Take the tofu out and dump out the water. Cut into thick slices and blot with paper towels. Lay the slices on paper towels, place more sheets over them and place a big book over it to dry out even more (otherwise it takes forever to cook)



Season pretty much like chicken. It will taste like whatever you season with. Good luck!Help! (the joys of cooking with tofu!)?
Drain the tofu and pat it dry with a paper towel. Then slice it as thick or thin as you want the pieces and use whatever breading you like best. Heat up some oil in a pan over moderate heat and lower the tofu slices gently into it. Cook until golden, about 5 minutes and flip the tofu over.



One of the best recipes for fried chicken tofu sounds strange, but it absolutely works. Coat the tofu with good-tasting nutritional yeast, heat up some sesame seeds in oil and fry up the tofu. While cooking, drizzle some tamari (soy sauce) over the top. This stuff is incredible and if you can save some in the fridge for the next day, it tastes just like a chicken drumstick!
Not too sure what type of tofu you got - silken tofu or firm tofu. You need to discard the water.



If it is silken tofu - try making agedashi tofu ...

http://crystalbyblog.blogspot.com/2007/0鈥?/a>



or use it in no cook dessert ...

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if it is firm tofu, try deep-frying it ...

http://crystalbyblog.blogspot.com/2008/0鈥?/a>



And there are lots of other ways to cook tofu too ... : ) It is label as tofu in the above listed blog ...

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