Mock Chicken Tofu

Submitted by Dana Z

"I was lucky enough to get this recipe from "Down to Earth" in Maui, HI many years ago. It is the creation of Carol Lent. It has been a standard fare in our family for years. It is so delicious! Give it a try!"

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 6
• Serves: 2

ingredients

• 453.59 g package firm tofu, drain well
• 44.37 ml safflower oil or 44.37 ml butter
• 44.37 ml soy sauce or 44.37 ml Braggs liquid aminos
• 78.78 ml nutritional yeast
• 9.85 ml spike seasoning salt
• 1.23 ml black pepper (optional)

directions

1. Drain tofu well.
2. Heat oil in frying pan, preferably a non-stick skillet.
3. When oil is hot, add tofu by breaking it into random size pieces about 1" x 1".
4. Cook tofu without turning for about 5 minutes.
5. Turn tofu and cook for about 4 more minutes on the other side.
6. Turn off the heat and add the remaining ingredients.
7. First you put in the soy sauce and stir so as to cover all the pieces of tofu.
8. Then add the nutritional yeast, spike and black pepper.
9. Toss and coat all the tofu pieces.

Reviews

[cctmellissa]

THANK YOUUUUUUUU, I lived on Maui for 12 yrs. I used to eat this allll the time, been looking for the recipe for 10 yrs since I moved back to mainland. You have no idea how happy you just made me!!!!!!

 

[digifoo]

I used frozen drained tofu for this so maybe that's why it soaked up the soy sauce so quickly. The salt in the seasoning salt + the soy sauce made it a bit too salty. I had already cut back on soy sauce and oil based on other reviews. Tasty but too much saltiness. Served it on rice and the outer coating getting on the rice was nice.

 

[mam564]

I have NEVER liked tofu, but I have to tell you that this is quite good! I tried it only because of the rave review and the fact that I just happened to have nutritional yeast in my cupboard. I bought the yeast over a year ago and never used it until I tried this recipe. I did slice it, drain it, and freeze it first, because I wanted it to have more of a chicken texture, as one reviewer suggested. I also cut down on the soy sauce and salt. It was was very yummy! Thanks for sharing!

 

[Queen Roachie]

Cut the oil back to 1 1/2 T and it was more than enough for me. The flavors all together in this are great, tho. I probably cut back on soy and salt as well but didn't really measure. I'll try this again with a firmer tofu. Yum!

 

[Mystic_Mommy]

I have eaten this tasty tofu at the Down To Earth delis in Honolulu- I have missed it every day since moving away from Hawaii and I am SOOO excited to find this recipe!! <br/>It tastes just like I remember it. SO good!