Vegan marinated tofu with ginger and maple syrup
A quick and easy vegan marinated tofu recipe. Using ginger, maple and soy sauce to flavour the tofu before baking it gives it a delicious and slightly sweet flavour. One of my favourite tofu recipes.
Servings 2
Ingredients
- 400 g pack firm tofu
- Thumb-sized piece of ginger peeled and finely chopped
- 2 cloves garlic crushed
- 2 tbsp sunflower oil
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tbsp maple syrup
- pinch salt
Instructions
- Press the tofu (see note) then chop into 2cm-sized pieces and place in a roasting tin.
- Add the other ingredients and mix carefully so that each side is covered.
- Leave to marinate in the fridge for up to an hour. If time is short you can cook immediately but you’ll get a better flavour if you leave it to marinate.
- Pre heat the oven to 180°C (fan)/200°C/gas mark 6.
- Roast for 20 minutes then turn each piece of tofu. Roast for another 20 minutes. The tofu is ready now but you can return to the oven for a further 10-15 minutes to make it even crispier.
- Serve with your favourite stir fry.
Notes
To press tofu either buy a tofu press* to do the job for you or you can place kitchen towel on both sides of the tofu (or a clean tea towel) and place something heavy on top eg books, a heavy pan or some tins. Then you can leave it to squeeze out some of the water content while you get on with the rest of your prep. You may need to replace the kitchen towel. Only do this with firm tofu.