Barbecue (BBQ) Tofu Recipe

barbecue sauce

🥗Healthier: homemade barbecue sauce

💰Cheaper: ketchup + vinegar

Homemade sauce can reduce sugar and additives.

tofu

🥗Healthier: tempeh

💰Cheaper: seitan

Tempeh is less processed and offers more protein.

Drain the water from the packed firm tofu and pat it dry with paper towels.

Cut the tofu in half lengthwise, then cut each half into cubes.

Lightly oil a baking sheet with vegetable oil using a paper towel and place the tofu cubes on it.

Bake the tofu cubes in the oven at 400°F for about 15 to 20 minutes.

Remove the tofu from the oven and let it cool on a cutting board.

In a bowl, whisk together 2 egg whites and 2 heaping tablespoons of barbecue sauce until thoroughly mixed.

Add the baked tofu pieces to the barbecue sauce and egg white mixture, stirring to coat each piece.

In another bowl, mix together flour, sugar, salt, and black pepper.

Coat the tofu pieces with the flour mixture and leave them in the mixture until ready to fry.

Heat a shallow skillet on high and add vegetable oil once hot.

Cook half of the coated tofu at a time in the skillet, browning on all sides.

Remove the browned tofu with a spatula and place it on a plate lined with paper towels.

Continue cooking the remaining tofu pieces in the same manner.

Return all the cooked tofu to the pan, add barbecue sauce, and stir until heated and coated.

Remove from heat and serve.

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