Batter Dipped Tofu Recipes

BATTER DIPPED TOFU

Steps:

• GINGER SAUCE:
• In small saucepan, place vinegar, sugar, 3/4 c water, and soy sauce.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine cornstarch and 1 T water; stir into sauce.
• Cook mixture, stirring until clear and thickened.
• Remove pan from heat; stir in ginger.
• Use for Batter Dipped Tofu and Vegetable Stir fry.
• TOFU:
• While Ginger Sauce is simmering, cut tofu into 1" squares about 1/4" thick.
• Set aside.
• In a med bowl, combine flour, wheat germ, and seasonings.
• In a separate bowl, lightly beat egg.
• Add milk and hot pepper sauce.
• In a large skillet, heat oil.
• Piece by piece, dip tofu in flour, then in egg mixture, and again in flour.
• Saute until lightly browned, about 3 minutes on each side.
• Serve warm, arranged on a platter with cocktail forks and a bowl of Ginger Sauce.
• Surround platter with curly lettuce leaves or large sprigs of parsley.
• VARIATIONS: - use egg white only

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.