Breaded Tofu Schnitzels
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Recipe type: Main
Cuisine: Vegetarian
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Serves: 7 Schnitzels
 
Easy to make vegetarian Schnitzel. Breaded and crunchy and looks great.
Ingredients
  • 1 Egg
  • ¼ Cup Water
  • 3 Tbsp Mustard
  • 2 Tbsp Soy Sauce
  • ½ tsp Ground Cumin
  • ½ tsp Garlic Powder
  • Ground Black Pepper
  • 1 Package Firm Tofu (1 block)
  • Breadcrumbs
  • All purpose Flour
  • Vegetable Oil
Instructions
  1. In a shallow but medium/large storage container (Tupperware perhaps) start preparing the marinade. Beat the egg, add the water, mustard, soy sauce, cumin, garlic powder and pepper and beat all together until fully combined into a batter.
  2. Slice the tofu block into ¾ inch thick slices (I got 7 slices from 1 block). Make sure you slice the shorter end, you don’t want huge slices, they’ll fall apart.
  3. Place the slices (preferably in one layer) inside the marinade (egg batter) container. Hopefully the marinade covers the slices but if it doesn’t, while the container is sealed, turn it upside down gently to make sure the marinade is in contact with all the slices. This also applies if you have more than one layer.
  4. Place the sealed container with marinated slices in the fridge for 2-4 hours. Turn the container once in a while to make sure the marinade reaches all the slices.
  5. After 2-4 hours, remove from the fridge and prepare 2 plates, one with some flour and one with breadcrumbs.
  6. Preheat the oven to 400F (200C) and layer a baking sheet with parchment paper (to avoid mess). It is preferred to use an oil sprayed oven rack that sits in/on the baking sheet but if you don’t have something like this simply remove the oven rack and oil spray it (don’t place the rack inside the preheated oven quite yet).
  7. Carefully pour the marinade leftovers into a separate deep plate - you’ll need it.
  8. Take one tofu slice at a time and gently dip in the flour, then in the marinade mix and then in the breadcrumbs; making sure it’s covered well on all sides.
  9. Brush one side of each slice with vegetable oil, avoiding removing the breadcrumb coating.
  10. Place the breaded slice on the pre-oiled oven rack on its oiled side and repeat with the rest of the slices.
  11. Once all the slices are on the rack, brush the top of each slice with extra oil. Now, both sides are brushed with oil.
  12. Place in the preheated oven for 25-30 minutes or until browned to your preference (some like it reaaaaaly crunchy).
Recipe by Maya`s Kitchen at https://www.mayaskitchen.info/2013/12/19/breaded-tofu-schnitzels/