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Baha Tofu Tacos with Cilantro Cole Slaw

What you need: 

Tofu rub:
1/4 cup fresh lime juice
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons vegetable oil
1 teaspoon cumin Coleslaw and dressing:
1/3 cup fresh lime juice
2 tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 teaspoon cumin
2 chipotle chiles in adobo sauce
3 cups multi-colored coleslaw blend
1 1/2 cups fresh cilantro Tofu and tacos:
1 (14 ounce) package firm tofu, pressed
1/2 cup flour
1/3 cup plain vegan yogurt
2 cups Panko bread crumbs
4 cups vegetable oil
8 corn tortillas

What you do: 

1. For tofu rub, combine lime juice, salt, vegetable oil, and cumin; set aside. To make the cole slaw dressing, place lime juice, sugar, salt, vegetable oil, cumin, and chipotles in food processor. Pulse until smooth.
2. Pour mixture over slaw mix, stir in cilantro, mix well. Refrigerate until you are ready to eat. (If you make the slaw the night before, or a few hours before, it will be even tastier). Unwrap tofu, and cut into 8 equal slices.
3. Rub all sides of tofu lightly with the rub mixture. Set up 3 bowls, 1 with the flour, 1 with the yogurt, and 1 with the panko crumbs. Dip each piece of tofu in flour covering all sides, then yogurt, then panko crumbs.
4. Pat crumbs into tofu to get them to stick well. Set on plate until all the pieces are breaded. Pour the vegetable oil into a 10 quart sauce pan and heat to 365 degrees Fahrenheit over medium heat. Deep fry breaded tofu pieces in oil 3-4 at a time until golden brown.
5. Spray each corn tortillas with cooking spray, heat 1 or 2 at a time in a large cast iron skillet. You can also spray them and then place them on a cookie sheet and bake them for 10 minutes at 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Serve by placing 1 piece tofu on top of a warmed tortilla, top with cole slaw.

Preparation Time: 
30 minutes, Cooking time: 30 minutes
Cooking Time: 
30 minutes
Servings: 
8
Recipe Category: 

SO HOW'D IT GO?

This was extremely delicious.  This is the first time I successfully fried breaded tofu.  Usually, the breading falls off.  But it came out perfect.  I didn't deep fry it though - just fried each side in less than a 1/4" of oil.  I made a brown rice concoction & guacamole to accompany the tacos.  Instead of tortillas, I just mixed the tofu, cole slaw, rice, & guacamole together - it was out of this world!!!

Recipe Notes:
I only had 1 cup of bread crumbs & it was plenty, had some leftover.
Cole slaw is very spicy!  (Which is quite alright by me - yummy!)

5 Stars - will make again & again.

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;)b ;)b  FANTASTIC!!
MAKING MY 2ND BATCH RIGHT NOW!

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Quote:
im assuming the author just means one of the firmer styles of tofu (the refrigerated/floating in water kind)- not silken.

thanks!

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where do i get "hard" tofu? never even heard of it before...

i always by the refrigerated tofu and highest it goes is super firm.

im assuming the author just means one of the firmer styles of tofu (the refrigerated/floating in water kind)- not silken.

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where do i get "hard" tofu? never even heard of it before...

i always by the refrigerated tofu and highest it goes is super firm.

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My hubby, sister and I made these for dinner tonight and OH MY :o!!!!  We also made some guacamole and it was all over then! These will definitely be a staple dish at our home, especially for "Taco Tuesday"!!! MMMMM Delish, thank you so much for the recipe  ;)b.

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These tacos were really good. They were a little too sour for me, but my husband was squeezing more lime on top! lol, everyone's different I guess...next time i'll make some guacamole! yum!

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OK, so I made this and almost killed my husband. My fault, I didn't pay close enough attention to the directions and put the whole can of chipolte peppers in instead of 2. HOT!!! The "fish" though was absolutely delicious. I will definitely make this again and follow the directions next time. Thanks for the recipe. ;)b

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OMG!!! This is f-ing fantastic! Thanks for sharing. :)>>> :>

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Yummy nummy! I was skeptical about the slaw but I could eat it by itself it was so good!

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