Baked Tofu at home
- Yield 4
- Prep 5 minutes
- Cook 30 minutes
- Total 35 minutes
Baked Tofu at home is a tofu recipe on Avoteb. The yield on the card is 4. Plan on 35 minutes from start to plate. The amounts and the method are both on this page.
Ingredients
Yield: 4 servings
- 1 block (about 14 ounces) extra-firm tofu
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
Method
Tip off the tofu. Slice your block of tofu into 2 or 3 even slabs (depending on the shape of your tofu block, each slab should be about 3/4 to 1-inch thick). Lay some paper towels or a clean tea towel on a flat surface, and place the slabs side by side on top of the paper towels. Lid with another layer of paper towels. Then place a cutting board on top of the tofu, and stack a bunch of heavy cans or pots or whatever you can safely balance on the cutting board. The idea is to put a lot of pressur
Slice the tofu. Once the tofu has drained, remove the weights and paper towels. And use a knife to cut the tofu into your desired shapes. The cook typically just make little cubes (about 3/4-inch each), but you can cut any size of triangles, rectangles, or other shapes that you'd like.
Coat the tofu. Tip in your tofu to a large mixing bowl. Spoon with olive oil, and toss until evenly coated. Scatter evenly with cornstarch, salt, garlic powder and black pepper. Gently toss until the tofu is evenly coated.
Lay out on a baking sheet. Turn the tofu out onto a parchment-covered baking sheet, and arrange it so that the tofu is in an even layer (not touching).
Roast for 15 minutes. Then remove the baking sheet from the oven, and flip each of the tofu bites so that they can cook evenly on the other side. Put back to the oven for 15-20 more minutes, or until the tofu reaches your desired level of crispiness. Lift baking sheet from the oven.
Plate warm. And enjoy!
