Extra crispy Fillet o' Tofu Fish
Using a method of twos - freezing twice and battering twice, you'll get a super crispy and delicious tofu fillet of fish! Don't forget the tartar and on a lightly toasted bun!
Ingredients
Setup
"Fish"
- 1 block of extra firm tofu, twice frozen
- 1 cup of oat flour (whole wheat or spelt also work)
- aquafaba from one 14 oz can of cooked chickpeas (about 3/4 cup)
- 1 cup panko breadcrumbs
- 2 tablespoons kelp powder, divided
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
Tartar sauce
- 1 recipe of mayo
- 2-3 tablespoons of dill relish (or to taste)
- juice of 1/2 medium lemon
- 1 teaspoon dried dill
Directions
Freeze an unopened block of tofu, allow to defrost in the refrigerator, and freeze again. On its second defrost, remove from package and gently press in a tofu press for one hour or wrap in clean kitchen towels and carefully set a large pan on top and add several cans of beans or tomatoes in the pan to act as a weight. Allow the liquid from the tofu to drain for an hour. The tofu should decrease in size considerably.
During this time, make your tartar sauce. Into the mayo, add the relish, lemon and dill. Chill in fridge; it's better when the flavors have time to develop and chill down.
Cut the tofu in half horizontally, then slice each of those blocks in half, crosswise, creating two "fillets" You now have 4 equal parts.
In three separate shallow bowls, add the aquafaba to one. The flour and half of the kelp powder to another (mix) and the panko with the remaining kelp powder and a pinch of salt and a few turns of pepper to the third bowl (mix).
One by one, take each little slab of the tofu and dunk in to the aquafaba, next into the flour, back into the aquafaba, now to the panko, back to the aquafaba and finally, again into the panko. Place in air fryer and bake all fillets at 400 for 10-11 minutes. Until they begin to brown.
On a bun, add your tofu, greens, tartar sauce, tomato and a pickle.
Makes 4 sandwiches. You'll love them!!
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