Barbecue tofu sandwich
Time: 20 mins | Difficulty: 1/5 | Yield: 1 sandwich
Once I discovered that I could glaze tofu with barbecue sauce, my life changed!! This sandwich comes together in minutes, and in just one pan. You can add anything you want to it, but I like adding white onions and pickles (and make sure you butter and toast the bun!). I recommend using fresh pressed tofu here, so it results in a softer sandwich, but frozen tofu also works great.
Ingredients:
2 half-inch slabs of tofu, thawed (if frozen) and pressed
1 tsp cornstarch
Olive oil
Barbecue sauce
Hamburger bun
Pickles
Sliced onions
Method:
Coat the tofu in the cornstarch. Add a touch of salt and pepper.
In a pan, heat about a tablespoon of olive oil. Place the tofu in when the oil is hot. When the first side of the tofu is getting a nice golden brown color, flip it and sauté the other side.
Once the tofu is cooked through, lower the heat and generously brush barbecue sauce onto the top side. (If you don’t have a pastry brush, you can use a spoon and just spread it around.)
Flip the tofu and repeat brushing the barbecue sauce on the other side. After a couple minutes, flip the tofu again and brush on some more sauce, then flip one more time and brush again. You should have at least two coatings of sauce on either side of the tofu.
Remove from the heat, add to the bun with your condiments, and enjoy!