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- Hello my friends,
welcome back to my channel.
If you're new here, my name is Alyssa.
Today I have got another
kind of basic recipe for you.
I really have been enjoying
sharing these more,
basic staple recipes because I feel like
it gives you the opportunity
to make something simple
and kind of master the basics.
And then you can incorporate that
into a bunch of different
things in your meal plans.
So, today we were making
crispy baked tofu.
This is a super-easy recipe.
It makes the best crispy tofu
without a fryer or air fryer,
just uses your oven.
And it's just a few simple ingredients.
It can be flavored a
million different ways
with different spices, and it can be used
a bunch of different ways as well.
I also have a blog post
that follows this tutorial
and it talks all about how to make
crispy baked tofu at home.
So if you want to check that out,
you can find the link
right but down below.
But without further ado, let's go ahead
and get into today's recipe.
All right, so we're
gonna start by actually
pressing the tofu and you can do this
either with a tofu press
or just do it at home.
This is a block of extra firm tofu
and I just put it on a cutting board.
Then I like to put a piece
of paper towel on top of it.
And then I place something
heavy on top of the paper towel.
So in this case, I'm using
a couple of cookbooks.
You could also use a cast iron pan.
You could use a tea kettle,
just something heavy
that will press the tofu
down and it will release
some of the water, helps
it crisp up in the oven.
I would let it press for about 30 minutes,
longer if you can, but
minimum of 30 minutes.
And then we are just going to
cut it into our little cubes.
So I do that by slicing it into steaks
and then I cut the steaks in half
and then I cut those into the cubes.
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Once you have your cubes all cut up
you can transfer them into a mixing bowl.
And then you're going
to add just a little bit
of olive oil or whatever
sort of oil you want to use.
I think you could also use cooking spray,
that would work and then
sprinkle it with salt and pepper.
If you do want to flavor it
with spices like curry powder,
smoked paprika, cinnamon,
you can do that here
and then give everything a quick mix
until everything is combined and coated
and everything like that.
And we will transfer
this onto a baking sheet.
So I recommend that you actually
spray your baking sheets
so the tofu doesn't stick as it bakes
and use your hands to separate
the tofu out on the pans.
You want to make sure that none
of the tofu is overlapping.
It's all laying flat on one side.
It doesn't really matter what side
but you just want to make
sure that it's laying flat.
And again, you want to make
sure that each little piece
has a little bit of space around it.
And then we will bake this.
And while it's baking, you
are gonna wanna to flip it
halfway through so just remove the pan
and you'll just use your hands or a fork
to just flip the tofu
onto its opposite side.
It doesn't have to be flipped
onto all of the corners
or all the sides but
just on the other side.
And then you'll just finish baking.
And that's all you gotta
do, that's how you make it.
Once it comes out of the oven
it will be nice and crispy
on all of the different sides.
And here is a look of what it looks like.
It will have a crispy outside,
a soft inside, and again,
it can be flavored a
million different ways.
So if you do want to use a
sauce with it like buffalo sauce
or something like that,
you're gonna do that
after the first flip.
But if you want to season
it with spices, again,
do that with the mixing.
And then for serving you can
do this on top of a salad.
Here it is on top of my
best massaged kale salad.
I also love this in tacos,
I love it in Buddha bowls,
I love it as a snack.
There are so, so many ways to use it.
And there you have it, my friends,
I hope you enjoyed learning
how to make crispy baked tofu.
As you can see, this is
a crazy simple recipe
but like I said, it can be
used so many different ways.
Everything from your Buddha
bowl, your salads, your tacos,
your curries, and it also just
is like a really great snack
if you just keep it in the
little container and snack on it.
High protein, crispy, salty, and so good.
So I hope you guys do give it a try.
If you do come back to this video,
let me know what you think.
If you have any fun flavoring ideas
or any tweaks that you make.
I love knowing about those as well.
So please let me know
down in the comments.
And like I said, if you
want a written-out version
of this video, you can
find that on the blog
and that is linked down below for you.
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