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Crispy Tofu with Sweet Chili Sauce. Baked Crunchy Crispy Breaded Tofu Strips with Sweet chili dipping sauce. Vegan Appetizer Recipe for Super bowl Gameday. How to make Crispy Tofu Fingers. Serve as appetizer, or over a salad or make a wrap.
One cannot have enough appetizers for gameday or any other event right! These Crispy crunchy strips of tofu are baked to the perfect crisp. Then served with a sweet spicy dipping sauce. Dip and coat those strips in the sauce really well and take a bite.
These vegan crispy Tofu Strips with the tangy Sweet chili dipping sauce are perfect to snack on. They also make a great addition to a salad. Chop up the strips and dress the salad generously with the sweet chili sauce. Or make them into a wrap with greens or crunchy lettuce and roasted veggies.
to make these soy-free use Chickpea flour Tofu and serve with buffalo sauce or other strong flavored dips
More appetizers from the blog
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- Roasted Broccoli with Creamy Basil Dressing
- Jalapeno Popper Dip
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Crispy Tofu with Sweet Chili Sauce
Ingredients
For the Crispy Tofu:
- 14 oz firm tofu
- 1/2 cup flour, I use half white half wheat, as all wheat makes the batter taste too wheaty
- 1 1/2 tbsp or more Sriracha or hot chili sauce
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1/2 tsp garlic
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1/3 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp sugar
- 1/2 cup or more water
- 1 cup breadcrumbs
- 1/4 tsp salt
For the Sweet chili sauce
- 1 1/2 tbsp soy sauce
- 1/4 cup rice vinegar
- 1/4 cup water
- 3 tbsp or more sugar
- 1 clove of garlic minced
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder
- 1 1/2 tbsp or more asian chile sauce like sambal oelek
- 1/2 tsp cornstarch or arrowroot starch
Instructions
- Press the tofu in kitchen towel or tofu press for a few minutes to remove excess moisture. Slice into strips. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F / 200ºc.
- Prepare the breading station. In one bowl mix the ingredients from flour through water until well combined to make a just about thick batter. Add some more water if needed. In another shallow bowl place the breadcrumbs and mix in 1/4 tsp salt.
- Use one hand to dip the tofu strip in the batter to coat all sides. Tap to drop excess batter and transfer to breadcrumb bowl. Use the other hand to coat the strip with breadcrumbs and place on parchment lined baking sheet. Repeat for all strips. Spray oil on the strips and bake for 30 to 35 minutes or longer until crisp.
- Mix everything under the sweet chili sauce in a pan (while off heat). Heat over medium and bring to just about a boil. Carefully taste and adjust sweet, tang and spice. Take off heat and pour in serving bowl. Cool slightly and serve with the tofu strips. Dip the strips in the dipping sauce for 1 to 2 seconds to pick up enough sauce for each bite. There will be double dipping, so serve the sauce in individual bowls, or make a double batch if needed.
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Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
ER MER GERHD! This is hands-down the best tofu recipe EVER! And that’s saying a lot because I’ve been vegetarian for 23 years! Even my picky eater son said I should make it more and my husband did a happy food dance. Thanks for sharing your gifts!
We need a packed cold lunch for a field trip. I know they won’t stay crisp, but do you think they would make for a good on the go snack?
hmm, dont know. Try it i guess 🙂
This recipe looks great and I am planning on making it. One question-why do you need to spray oil on the strips before baking? How do you think the tofu would turn out if I didn’t? Thanks! I’m making it this week.
the oil helps crisp and brown the crumbs. you can omit it.
Absolutely delicious! I first steamed the tofu in the microwave to make it more sturdy for dipping in batter and crumbs, and instead of using a parchment-lined baking sheet I used a large iron skillet (I usually use my skillet for oven “frying”). HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
Weird question but do you think millet flour would work for the ½ cup flour?
Or maybe chickpea flour?
I think that’s all I have in my kitchen right now 🙂
Love all your recipes! You have made our lives so much tastier. One question, my husband can’t eat Asian chili sauce like sambal oelek, is there anything to substitute this ingredient with? Thank you for your time.
Is there an ingredient that he cannot eat? Maybe make your own at home by substituting that ingredient. Any red chile peppers + vinegar + garlic should work.
So tasty! I fried them (in coco oil) because I was in a hurry and in my oven they would take to long. Fantastic recipe still though, I’ve been looking for a recipe for a quick and delish fresh tofu dish for a while and this is it. I used matzo and ground chia instead of breadcrumbs because its what i had and surprisingly it worked! Thank you
Can i use coconut flour?
coconut flour burns really quickly, so if you are thinking of substituting it for breadcrumbs, it will not work.