Southern Fried Tofu Burgers
These burgers are so good and the southern spice mix to coat the tofu is from a great little recipe book called Hot Damn and Hell Yeah by Ryan Splint. Find it here and on Amazon UK and US http://microcosmpublishing.com/catalog/zines/86/
The pineapple might seem odd if you don’t hail from the southern hemisphere but it’s really nice so give it a go!
Ingredients
4 Wholewheat burger buns (or rolls or any kind of bread you like really)
1 pkg tofu
1/2 cup approx of southern-fried spice mix (pg. 10 in Hot Damn and Hell Yeah)
4 Pineapple rings
1 tomato sliced
1 onion sliced
4 Portobello mushrooms
1 clove garlic finely chopped
Lettuce
BBQ sauce, vegan mayo and/or ketchup
Oil
Soy milk
Directions
Cut tofu into 4 pieces along the flat side of the tofu square so you end up with large flat pieces.
Dip them in the soy milk and then coat them in spice mix and set aside.
In a fry pan cook the garlic and onion until the onion softens.
Move the onion to the side of the pan and cook the mushrooms in the same pan (or if your pan is too small, cook them in a separate pan with a little garlic and oil).
Once the mushrooms and onions are cooked remove them from the pan and put them on some paper towels to soak up the oil.
Heat up some more oil (about 1/4 - 1/2 cup depending on the size of your pan) and cook the tofu pieces on a high heat until browned on one side. Avoid moving them around much until they’re browned so you don’t make the coating come off. Turn and cook the other side until it’s browned too.
Heat up the buns in the oven.
Layer up your buns with the tofu, lettuce, pineapple, tomato, mushroom and onion and add BBQ sauce, vegan mayo or ketchup to taste.
Serve with potato wedges cooked in Cajun spice mix.
