Baked BBQ Tofu
Looking for a quick vegan dinner? This baked BBQ tofu recipe is easy to assemble with basic ingredients like peanut butter and barbeque sauce. Healthy, delicious and comforting!
Equipment
- Baking Sheet
- Mixing Bowl
- Whisk
Ingredients
- 2 pounds firm tofu frozen, thawed and squeezed dry
Peanut Sauce
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/4 cup peanut butter I like chunky, but creamy is fine!
- 1 tbsp soy sauce or tamari
- 1 tsp garlic granules or 1-2 cloves minced fresh
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 2 cups barbeque sauce store bought or homemade
Instructions
- Tofu that's been frozen has a meaty texture: Freeze the tofu in its original packaging, then let it thaw completely. (This will take a good while, so plan ahead). Once thawed, squeeze out all the water.
- Slice the tofu in 1/2" pieces and place on an oiled baking sheet.
- Prepare the peanut sauce: mix water, peanut butter, soy sauce, garlic and pepper together in a bowl. A metal whisk works nicely for blending.
- Pour half of the peanut sauce evenly over the tofu slices. If it doesn't exactly pour, just glob it on! Bake for about 15 minutes.
- Remove pan from oven. Turn tofu slices over, and pour/glop remaining peanut sauce over. Return to oven and bake for 10 minutes more.
- Remove pan from oven. Pour all the BBQ sauce evenly over the tofu slices and, yes, once more, return to the oven to bake for 10-15 minutes. I like to cook it 15 minutes as the BBQ sauce begins to caramelize. Yum. Just watch it though so it doesn't burn!
- Serve with homemade mashed potatoes and English peas, as we call them in the south! My kids liked for me to make a "ditch" in their pile of potatoes and fill it with peas.