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On a wooden cutting board, a black, matte plate with a hamburger bun filled with shredded barbecue tofu and a few lettuce leaves. In the right hand lower corner, a cloth napkin with a leaf print.
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Shredded barbecue tofu

Smokey with a little bit of spice, shredded barbecue tofu is a perfect vegetarian substitution at the barbecue table
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time1 hour
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: barbecue, tofu
Servings: 8 portions

Ingredients

Barbecue sauce

  • 2 garlic cloves minced
  • 1 tbs oil
  • 100 ml ketchup
  • 1 ½ tbsp vinegar
  • 2 tbsp brown sugar lightly packed
  • 100 ml room temperature water
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • ½ tsp chili powder

Tofu

  • 500 g firm tofu
  • 1 yellow onion
  • 1 batch BBQ sauce cooled down

Instructions

Barbecue Sauce

  • Mince garlic and fry in a pot for a few minutes in the oil until fragrant.
  • Mixed the rest of the ingredients and add to the pot.
  • Cook for ten minutes on low heat, don’t let it boil. Whisk occasionally.
  • Take off heat and let cool off before adding to your shredded tofu mix.

Tofu

  • Press tofu between paper towels to get out as much water as possible.
  • Shred tofu and onion on the largest side of your shredder.
  • Mix tofu, onion and barbecue sauce. Let rest until your oven has heated up.
  • Set oven to 175 °C (350 °F)
  • Spread the mix on a baking sheet.
  • Bake in oven for 30 mins. After every ten minutes, stir the mixture.
  • Remove from oven.
  • Serve in tortilla wraps or on hamburger buns with lettuce, cucumber and tomatoes, or what ever toppings you like, and extra barbecue sauce on the side.

Notes

To make a smooth barbecue sauce, pour it through a sieve after it has cooked together and cooling down, to catch the small bits of garlic.