Smoked Tofu Food

SMOKED TOFU VEGAN BURGER

Steps:

• Put the sweet potato in a microwaveable bowl, cover with cling film and cook on high for 3 mins until soft. Heat the oil in a non-stick frying pan and fry the onion with a big pinch of salt until soft, around 5 mins. Add the garlic and spices and cook for 2 mins more, then set aside. Blitz the tofu with the cashews in a blender, then tip in the sweet potato and fried onions. Season and blitz again until combined. Shape into four burger patties and set aside in the fridge on a lined baking tray while you make the slaw.
• Make the slaw by combining the ingredients in a bowl, then set aside until needed. When you're ready to fry the patties, mix the mustard with the soy milk in one bowl, then mix the remaining coating ingredients in another bowl. In turn, take each patty and dip into the flour mixture, then into the soy milk mixture, then back into the flour mixture. Repeat this again so you get a really nice crust on the patties.
• Pour the vegetable oil into a large frying pan over a medium-high heat - you want the oil to come about 2cm up the side of the pan. Once hot, use a spatula to carefully add the patties and gently fry for 1 min on each side until crispy, then leave to drain on kitchen paper. Serve the burgers in burger buns, topped with the slaw and drizzled with the mayo.

SMOKY TOFU TORTILLAS

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large frying pan and add the onions and peppers. Season and cook on a high heat for 8 mins or until just tender and starting to char. Add the coriander stems, fry for 1 min, stirring, then add the spices and cook for 2 mins more, stirring, until fragrant.
• Tip in the tofu, beans, tomatoes and sugar, and cook for 5 mins until the sauce is quite dry and the tofu is heated through. Warm the tortillas following pack instructions.
• Taste the sauce for seasoning and add the coriander leaves and a squeeze of lime. Drizzle over a little extra virgin olive oil and serve with the tortillas, lime halves, avocado and yogurt or soured cream on the side.

EASY OVEN SMOKED TOFU

Steps:

• Cut the tofu into 2-inch squares. Slice once down the middle hamburger style, and then into 1 inch slices. See photo/video for an example :)
• Add the tofu, water, maple syrup, liquid aminos, liquid smoke, smoked paprika, garlic powder, and onion powder to a ziplock bag. Give it a gentle shake to coat the tofu and place in the fridge overnight. Shake it another 1-2 times if you can to ensure the tofu is marinating evenly.
• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Arrange the tofu in a single layer. Bake for 30 minutes, flip, and bake another 30 minutes. The tofu will firm up and get a chewy, meaty texture. Yum!
• Preheat a grill or grill pan over medium high heat. Brush the grill with oil and grill each tofu piece on each side until grill marks appear, brushing with your favorite barbecue sauce as you flip.

SMOKE TOFU RECIPE

Steps:

• Mix ingredients 2 through 6. Pour over sliced tofu. Cover and soak at least 1 hour or overnight in refrigerator.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Put tofu pieces on baking sheet. Season with paprika and pepper, to taste.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes. Serve or use in recipe.

PUY LENTILS WITH SMOKED TOFU

Steps:

• Spray a non-stick pan with 3 sprays of oil and add the courgettes, tofu and smoked paprika. Cook for a few mins to soften the courgettes. Stir in the balsamic vinegar and allow to sizzle and reduce.
• Meanwhile, tip the lentils, onion and pepper into a bowl and toss gently to break up any clumps of lentils. Add the tofu and courgettes, and toss again. Will keep for 2 days in the fridge. Scatter over the pea shoots just before serving.

SMOKED TOFU

Steps:

• First cut your block(s) of Extra-Firm Tofu into three equal pieces. You can brush on any seasoning you like that will be cooked into the tofu but I've found it works best to focus on the smoked flavor you prefer. Mesquite is great for south-western style dishes. Hickory works really well with Italian, Hispanic and Asian dishes. Similar to any smoked meat you'll want to add the Tofu when the grill is around 250 degrees. It may take 45 minutes for it to cool down but in the mean time you could smoke/roast some veggies. After that smoke the tofu for up to 4 hours. Keep the grill above 150 degrees to ensure it loses some water volume. The goal is to shrink the Tofu by 1/3 to give it a still velvety feel while remaining beyond extra firm. You'll see a nice layer roasted flesh loaded with a smokey flavor! Enjoy!