Chile Cornmeal Crusted Tofu Food

CORNMEAL-CRUSTED TOFU

Steps:

• For a terrific tofu side dish, follow the first three steps in Tofu Rancheros (page 58) to make cornmeal-crusted tofu. Serve with salsa, teriyaki sauce, or ketchup, depending on what will work best with your meal.

VEGAN CORNMEAL BREADED TOFU RECIPE

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• First, prepare your tofu. Like most vegan tofu recipes , this one will taste best if you press the tofu first. This allows the tofu to absorb more of the flavorings and seasonings you add to it. In this recipe, the tofu will need to absorb chili powder and cayenne pepper. Note: Not sure how to press tofu? It's simple, and it just takes a few minutes. See this easy step-by-step guide on pressing tofu.
• Preheat the oven to 400 F and lightly brush a baking pan with olive oil.
• Slice the tofu into rectangular strips, about 1/2 inch thick.
• Combine the nutritional yeast, flour, cornmeal, and spices-chili pepper, cayenne pepper, salt, and pepper-until well mixed.
• Place the tofu in the cornmeal mixture a few pieces at a time and coat well. Place on a baking sheet.
• Bake for 5 to 7 minutes or until lightly golden brown, then flip the tofu over and bake for another 5 minutes.
• Enjoy!

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!