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The air fryer tofu recipe from my aunt's church potluck finally converted my kids
Went to my aunt's church potluck in Boise last Sunday and someone brought these crispy tofu bites that my picky 9 year old actually asked for seconds of. She finally told me the secret was pressing the tofu for 20 minutes, then tossing it in cornstarch before the seasoning. I tried it at home in my air fryer at 380 for 12 minutes, shaking the basket halfway through. My other kid who hates tofu even said it tasted like chicken nuggets. Anyone else have a potluck recipe that turned out better than the fancy ones online?
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roseb621mo ago
Oh wow, the cornstarch thing is real and there's a science reason behind it that nobody at the potluck probably even knew. Cornstarch on wet tofu surfaces creates a thin coating that fries up crispy instead of steaming, which is why your kid got that nugget texture, and pressing first matters because water is basically the enemy of crisp. Here's the angle I bet nobody's brought up though: church potluck recipes are better than online ones on purpose, and it's not just nostalgia. Those recipes got passed around by people who had to feed a crowd on a budget with cheap ingredients, so they got tested by like fifty families over years, while food blogs need flashy photos and weird stuff like nutritional yeast to get clicks. My grandma's funeral potato recipe beats every fancy version I've tried for the same reason. The real treasure at those potlucks isn't the recipe, it's that somebody else already made all the mistakes for you. Next time bring a notebook, because those church ladies will hand you gold if you just ask.
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