Marinated Tofu Jerky Food

SPICY SRIRACHA TOFU JERKY

Steps:

• Drain the tofu and pat it dry.
• Cut the tofu into very thin slices, between 1/4 and 1/8 of an inch, shooting for 1/8 inch. (Too thick and they'll take forever to bake.) Then arrange the slices on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
• Stir the remaining ingredients together in a small bowl, and brush half of the mixture over the tofu slices. Flip the slices and brush the remaining mixture on the opposite sides.
• Place the baking sheet in the oven and bake at 200°F for 2-3 hours, or until slices become tough and dry, very carefully flipping them about halfway through.
• Remove the baking sheet from the oven and allow the tofu to cool. The texture will toughen up a bit more as they cool.
• Store the jerky in a sealed container for 2-3 days.

TOFU JERKY

Steps:

• Drain the tofu, and slice it into long strips on its short side. Strips should be about 4 to 5 millimeters in thickness.
• Mix remaining marinade ingredients together. Place the tofu in a single layer in a shallow 13x9-inch baking pan or a rimmed cookie sheet and pour the marinade over the top of the tofu. Let soak for 4 to 6 hours or overnight.
• Drain excess liquid (it may be reused) and dry tofu in food dehydrator or 200° F oven. This will take 4 to 8 hours. Flip the tofu over hourly so it dries evenly. Dry the jerky until it is very chewy and all the white areas have disappeared.

MARINATED TERIYAKI TOFU

Steps:

• Drain tofu and remove from package.
• Cut tofu into 3/4 inch slices and lay out flat between paper towels.
• Put a weighted cooking sheet on top and press tofu for 30 minutes. This will remove the water from the tofu and allow it to soak up the marinade.
• While tofu is draining, mix together Tamari, rice vinegar, sesame oil, honey, and ground ginger.
• Marinade drained tofu in the mixture for at least one hour, preferably overnight.
• Spray pan with cooking spray.
• Put slices of marinated tofu onto pan, wait for first side to brown (about five minutes) and then cook on other side until browned.
• Enjoy!

TOFU JERKY

Steps:

• Cut the cube of tofu horizontally into four pieces, and then slice it into strips (I had a total of 12). The strips should be about 4 millimeters in thickness. They're going to shrink a lot in the oven, so they should start out pretty thick.
• Mix all the other ingredients together.
• Arrange the tofu in a single layer in a shallow baking pan or cookie sheet and pour the marinade over it.
• Let it soak for several hours or overnight.
• Drain excess liquid and dry tofu in food dehydrator or 200 F oven. This will take 4 to 8 hours, depending on the weather (it took six hours for me in the oven).
• Flip the tofu over hourly so it dries evenly.
• Dry the jerky until it is very chewy, but not crispy.