Vegan Cornmeal Breaded Tofu Recipes

BREADED TOFU - BAKED OR PAN-FRIED

Steps:

• Drain and press a block of tofu, getting out as much liquid as possible. Then slice it into 1/4 inch thick slices.
• Mix together breading ingredients on a plate or shallow dish.
• Sprinkle tofu with some Bragg's Liquid Aminos or soy sauce or equivalent.
• Place the tofu in the breading and press down a little to make the coating stick to the tofu.
• Flip over and coat the other side.
• Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C).
• Spread about 2 tbsp of oil on the bottom of a cookie sheet.
• Place the breaded tofu on the cookie sheet and bake at 400°F (200°C) for about 20 minutes.
• After 20 minutes, take out of the oven and flip with a spatula.
• Bake for an addtional 20 minutes on the other side.
• Place 2 tbsp of oil in the bottom of a skillet. (I highly recommend using an iron skillet for tofu. It always cooks perfectly and never sticks to my iron skillet).
• Place the coated tofu in the frying pan and turn heat to medium-high.
• Cook for about 3-5 minutes on each side until golden brown and crunchy.

VEGAN BREADED TOFU

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Coat the inside of a 9x13-inch baking dish with olive oil.
• Stir mayonnaise and water together in a bowl. Place bread crumbs in a separate bowl.
• Dip tofu slices in the mayonnaise mixture; press tofu into the bread crumbs until fully coated. Place coated tofu in the prepared baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until tofu is fully cooked and breading is browned, about 45 minutes.

CHILE CORNMEAL CRUSTED TOFU

Steps:

• Slice the tofu block into 8 slices, widthwise. Then cut each slice in half diagonally, to make 16 triangles.
• Using a wide shallow dish, add the soymilk and cornstarch and wisk until well combined, and cornstarch is completely disolved.
• In another shallow dish, combine the cornmeal, spices, salt and zest, and gently wisk to combine.
• Heat about 1/4 inch canola oil in a skillet over medium heat.
• Dip each tofu triangle into the soymilk mixture, and then dredge completely in the seasoned cornmeal mixture.
• When oil is hot, fry pieces in skillet for about 3 minutes on each side, I usually do 6-8 pieces at a time.
• Drain on paper towels.
• Serve plain, or on grilled rolls with vegan mayo, lettuce and tomato!