CRISPY BAKED TOFU MOVIE

Transfer to a blender with the rest of the sauce ingredients (water, vinegar, olive oil, tomato sauce, agave syrup) and blitz until you get a smooth sauce. Add the spices (cayenne pepper, paprika, ginger and cumin) and fry for 2-3 minutes until fragrant. Slice the chillies and the spring onions and fry them with a little olive oil.

When buying kitchen appliances, I always say to go for the most expensive you can afford but never stretch if it's over your budget. Having said that, the results are always fantastic. I really like it even though I have to blitz things for a couple of minutes rather than just 30 seconds. Right now, I don't have the fanciest blender but mine does the job just fine. If you decide to make the sauce also, you will need a chef's knife to chop your chillies and spring onions, a good chopping board, a great blender and a frying pan. You will need a couple of bowls, a baking tray with baking paper to make the crispy tofu. You will need vinegar (I used rice vinegar), chillies, tomato sauce, olive oil, agave syrup, lime juice, spring onion, cayenne pepper, paprika, ginger and cumin. You can find panko at any Asian store in your town, or you can order it online here.įor the sauce, you will need a few more ingredients but of course, the sauce is entirely optional. garlic powder and paprika and some delicious crispy panko. I recommend firm tofu, and each block should have 400 g each. Two blocks of tofu, I used smoked tofu but you can go for the natural one as well. To make this delicious crispy baked tofu you will need to get the following things. We serve them with a special chilli sauce for added flavour and fun. No added oil as the panko makes them crispy enough. I already made some baked tofu nuggets, which were incredible, so trying panko-breaded tofu seemed like the next best thing.Ĭrispy tofu sticks are long strips of tofu, breaded in panko and baked in the oven. Seeing how delicious tofu really is when enhanced with flavours, I decided to try and make some crispy tofu sticks. I came up with the idea when I was making some vegan fish and chips.

CRISPY BAKED TOFU MOVIE

They are also fantastic for when we watch a movie and fancy a healthier but crispy baked snack. I love crispy tofu and it works so well as a side dish or just as a small meal on its own. I started making these in an attempt to stop my chips addiction. We don't add any oil to the tofu itself but cover it in crispy panko breading so it has a better texture, it's crunchy and delicious. To make it healthier, we bake it and not fry it. Crispy tofu is a favourite snack here in our household.

Crispy baked tofu