This succulent tofu schnitzel is tender and juicy on the inside and herbaceously crunchy on the outside. Easy to make and so scrumptious. It pairs beautifully with mash and vegetables. One even your non-Veggie friends will salivate over!
We enjoyed our Tofu Schnitzel’s for dinner with, Brussels sprouts and heaps of delicious Curly Kale Mash and my onion and port gravy.
There are a lot of firm tofu’s out there now and the local supermarkets are getting great with stocking more vegan-friendly food items. The brand below is one of the firm tofu’s I like.
Tender & Crispy Tofu Schnitzel
Ingredients
- 280 g Firm Tofu
- 2 cups breadcrumbs
- 1/4 cup + 1 tbsp cornflour
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp thyme
- 1/2 tsp marjoram
- 1/2 tsp blackpepper
- 1/2 tsp rosemary
- 1 tsp garlic granules
- 2 tsp onion granules
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tbsp rapeseed oil you may need an extra tbsp
- 1/2 cup plant milk I use Soya milk
Instructions
- The most important step in this recipe is straining the tofu. Get as much of the water from it as possible. So while your tofu is straining, there are a couple of quick prep things to do.
- Firstly, preheat your oven to about 180C/350F. Get three pasta bowls from your cupboard. Pasta bowls work well as they are wide-brimmed. Next, get out all of your ingredients such as herbs and spices and flours and set them near the bowls. Move on to the next step.
- Your tofu should now be drained. Slice the tofu into approx 1/2 cm slices. You can get about 8 from the 280g tofu. It is quite firm and easy to slice.
- Now in a bowl, add one tbsp cornflour, 3 tbsp water 1/2 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp garlic granules, and onion granules and mix together. Lightly coat the sliced tofu with this mix, put it on a lined baking tray and pop it in the oven.
- While Tofu is in the oven, prepare your other two bowls.Put the 1/4 cup of the cornflour, half tsp salt, half tsp garlic granules, tsp onion granules, and paprika into one of your bowls. Blend in the half cup of plant milk and leave to one side.
- In another bowl add your breadcrumbs and the remainder of the seasoning. Marjoram, thyme, rosemary and black pepper.
- Remove the tofu from the oven.
- Get out a large plate to place your coated tofu on.Also, add 1 tbsp oil to a large pan and put on a low heat with the garlic cloves.While your pan is heating up, time to coat the tofu.I promise you, this recipe is worth the bit of effort. Keep your oven on and warming up as the crumbed tofu will be going back in soon!
- Now get your first slice of tofu, dip into the cornflour and milk mix, then drop it onto the bed of breadcrumbs. Make sure its coated on both sides, place it on your plate and repeat this step with the rest of the tofu.
- Turn up the heat on your pan and place about four slices of tofu in the pan at a time. Cook on each side until a nice golden brown. This step usually takes 2 minutes on each side.
- Once cooked. This is important now. Wrap the four cooked slices of tofu in some tinfoil, with a clove of garlic from the pan. Place into the oven.
- Repeat the last step for the rest of the tofu.You should now have two neat packets of foiled tofu, finishing off in the oven.The frying should take about 15 minutes in total for 8 slices of tofu.Oven bake to absorb flavour from oil and garlic for another ten to fifteen minutes max.
- And that it is. You should get a nice juicy, tasty bite with a bit of crunch.
Notes
Once you dip the tofu in the cornflour combo, coat it immediately with breadcrumbs. Repeat for every slice. This recipe can be prepared in advanced and stored in the fridge for a few hours.
Make sure your pan is hot and fry for a couple of minutes on each side until golden brown. Then follow the instructions in the recipe.
I Served this up with veg and mash for a Sunday dinner and the plates were licked clean.
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Hi,
I have noticed it doesn’t say how long to put the tofu in the oven in the first instance, before you coat it.
Thanks,
Sasha
Hey Sasha, sorry for the long and late reply and thanks for pointing out my timings. You can leave the tofu in the oven for 15 to 20 minutes. 15 if your oven is already hot 🙏💫
Hey Sasha, sorry for the long and late reply and thanks for pointing out my timings. You can leave the tofu in the oven for 15 to 20 minutes. 15 if your oven is already hot 🙏💫