A delicious tofu mozzarella stick recipe that will make your kids keep asking for more!
Course Appetizer, Main Course, Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine American
Keyword tofu
Servings 4servings
Author Shawna Clapper
Ingredients
16ozfirm tofu(freeze overnight)
nutritional yeastto sprinkle
Marinara Saucefor serving
Marinade
1 tspcornstarch
2 tbspbrown sugar
2tbsp rice vinegar
2tbspwater
2 ½tbspsoy sauce(or sub tamari)
2tsplime juice
Bowl 1
½cupflour(I use all purpose)
½tspblack pepper
Bowl 2
½cupnon-dairy milk(I use soy)
½tbspmarinade from above
Bowl 3
½cupbreadcrumbs
½tsppaprika
½tspgarlic
Instructions
First. be sure to freeze your tofu overnight.
Thaw tofu and cut into 16 strips.
Mix together all marinade ingredients in a container that has a secure lid and is big enough to hold all of the tofu strips.
Place tofu strips in well mixed marinade and gently turn upside down and right side up a few times to try to evenly coat all of the tofu. Let marinate for 30 minutes.
Preheat oven to 375°F and line a cookie sheet with a silpat or parchment paper.
In three separate bowls, make the bowls described in each bowl ingredient list.
After the tofu has marinated for 30 minutes, take one strip and dip into the first bowl, coating the strip.
Then take the same strip, dip it in bowl 2, then coat with ingredients in bowl 3 and place on lined cookie sheet.
Do the last 2 steps for every strip of tofu.
Sprinkle on nutritional yeast and place in preheated oven for 15 minutes.
Remove from oven, flip, sprinkle more nutritional yeast on the opposite side from before and bake for another 15 minutes.
Let cool and serve with some marinara sauce!
Notes
*Be sure to freeze the tofu overnight or it will not turn out right!*Make sure the tofu is thoroughly thawed before cutting or you will end up with weird shaped chunks.*These freeze very well. Just make the full recipe as directed, freeze on an open tray, place in a freezer safe bag or container once frozen. Heat back up in the oven, same temperature at original recipe. Do not microwave to warm up!