How to Make Tofu Jerky

Are you a vegetarian or vegan who misses the taste of meat? Your days of missing the smoked flavor of beef are over, and you don’t even have to lower your veggie morals in order to enjoy this moment. Sometimes it is difficult to get the required protein per day, so try this tofu jerky recipe and you can have portable protein-filled snacks.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 1 package extra firm tofu
• Sesame oil
• Barbecue sauce

How to Make Tofu Jerky

1. Drain tofu thoroughly by wrapping it in a paper towel and putting a light book on top of it. Get it as dry as possible.

2. Slice tofu in 1/4-inch strips. Place tofu strips on a foil-covered cookie sheet. Pour sesame oil onto tofu strips then flip the tofu strips over to cover the other side with the oil. Make sure to rub oil in on both sides with either your fingers or a basting brush.

3. Use your favorite barbecue sauce and generously pour the sauce on each side of the tofu strips. Rub sauce in on both sides.

4. Let tofu strips sit for a half an hour in the refrigerator so tofu can soak in oil and sauce. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

5. Bake tofu strips in two to four 15-minute intervals. After each 15 minutes, flip tofu strips over so the other side gets baked.

6. Tofu strips are done when the barbecue sauce has dried and the tofu no longer looks moist. Baking time will vary depending upon how crispy you want the tofu strips.

Tips & Warnings

• Try a different barbecue sauce like one with ginger.
• Purchase tofu with non-GMO (non-genetically modified organism) soybeans.

[labellefleur100]

on 3/29/2009 Hmmmm....interesting. I will try and not let anyone know and see what happens! 5* RMD

[Shamontiel]

on 3/9/2009 This sounds excellent. I cannot make tofu nearly as good as most Asian restaurants, but I'm going to try this one out to see if it will work for me. Thank you for writing this one up. I'm going to have to check out your other stuff.

[iheartjerky]

on 9/17/2008 I made this recipe: http://beefjerkyrecipes.com/meat-type/tofu-jerky/original-tofu-jerky/ and it was pretty good. It has a few more ingredients than the recipe posted...but i think the flavor justifies it.