Today, I'll show you how to make the most delicious sandwich at home! It's packed with flavour, it has a nice kick to it from the hot sauce I’m using, and the glaze at the end takes it to another level!
Vegan, nut free| Serves 2 | MAIN
Ingredients:
- 2-3 tablespoons of vegetable oil
- 250g firm tofu
Wet:
- 300ml soy milk
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 3 tablespoons Tucan lava hot sauce
Dry:
- 100g breadcrumbs
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon fajita seasoning
- Pinch of salt
Glaze:
- 3 tablespoons maple syrup
- 3 tablespoons Tucan lava hot sauce
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 garlic clove, grated
Sauce:
- 3 tablespoons of vegan yogurt (I used natural Planton)
- 3 tablespoons of vegan mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon Tucan lava hot sauce
Serve with:
- Bread of choice
- Arugula
- Spring onions
- Cucumber
Steps:
1.In a large bowl add the soy milk and apple cider vinegar and combine, then set aside for a couple of minutes to thicken up. This is our buttermilk.
2.Cut the drained tofu in 1cm slices.
3.Add the hot sauce in the buttermilk and mix, then add the tofu slices and let them soak up the flavour for 10-15minutes.
4.In the meantime, in a separate bowl, combine all the dry ingredients, then add one by one the tofu slices in the dry mixture to coat it.
5.Set aside, until you have coated all the slices.
6.Add the oil in a pan, and shallow fry your tofu on a medium heat for 2-3 minutes on each side or until golden.
7.Fry them in batches and once golden, place on a plate lined with some kitchen paper to absorb any excess oil.
8.In a small saucepan, on a low heat, add all the ingredients for the glaze and cook for 3-4 minutes.
9.While waiting, prepare your sauce by combining the yogurt, mayo and hot sauce.
10.Once the glaze is ready, carefully add the tofu slices in and coat them.
11.Serve with your bread of choice, spread some sauce, add some greens, the tofu, sliced cucumbers, spring onions and some extra Tucan lava hot sauce, if you can handle some extra heat!
Enjoy!
Notes:
*Instead of vinegar, you can also use lemon juice.
*Instead of frying the tofu, you can bake or air fry it, just drizzle some oil on top and increase the cooking time to 20 minutes.