Tofu burgers are entirely free of meat products and are a fantastic vegetarian dish though not vegan that you can prepare at home. Tofu burgers are a great alternative to traditional beef burgers or any other meat-based burger patties.
To help you perfect your tofu burger recipe and cooking skills, here are some quick FAQs and a rundown of our top prep tips! The great thing about this recipe is how customizable it is. With our tofu burger patty as your base, you can build the ultimate veggie burger, the way you like it!
No burger is complete without a bun, and we love to lightly grill a brioche bun for the best flavour. You can add your favourite sauces, be it burger relish, BBQ sauce, or garlic mayonnaise. A few grilled onions are always welcome, or even a few battered onion rings. As well as creating your own personalized burger toppings, you can prepare a few sides to go with your tofu burger. A classic choice is always french fries, but we prefer to oven bake some healthy sweet potato wedges lightly seasoned with paprika and cayenne powder.
To achieve both these goals, we need to use extra-firm tofu. Just as important as selecting the right tofu for the recipe is correctly preparing your tofu before cooking. We need to remove the water before we can prepare our tofu burgers. With less water, the tofu burger can keep its shape better while tasting better.
The best way to remove excess water from a block of tofu is to squeeze out the liquid using a tofu press. A dedicated tofu press does all the hard work for you! A chopping board, large plate, or similar, works well.
One great reason to use tofu is the fact that tofu easily takes on and mimics the flavours of other ingredients. It works well as a meat substitute because tofu can be made to replicate the flavours and textures of meat essentially. Our tofu burger recipe uses ingredients with strong flavours, such as mustard, mushrooms, and cumin powder, to get that meaty taste. You can experiment with many of these spices, however, to find what works best for your preferences.
This is a summary of the process to go along with the process photos. Top Tip: We highly recommend a tofu press. It makes pressing your tofu SO easy. You can prepare the tofu burgers up to the point of marinating them and then instead of frying them in the frying pan you can put them on the grill instead.
You can store leftover tofu burgers tofu only for days in the fridge. Store any leftover marinade sauce separately. The mushroom sauce will also keep for days in the fridge in a covered container. Tofu freezes very well. So feel free to freeze leftovers too. Did you make this recipe?
Be sure to leave a comment and rating below! Find out more about me here. Love the way you did the tofu in this recipe Alison. Thanks a lot for the ideas!! So anxious to make this. Could they be baked instead of fried? If so, how long, And what temp? Love your recipes. Thank you. Hi Sue, these burgers are already baked first and then fried. The frying just crisps them up and browns them with the marinade sauce which is really delicious.
All I can say is absolutely delicious. Hello, is there something I could use other than the peanut butter in the marinade? Sunbutter, maybe? These burgers are sooo good! I know right? Spicy Tofu Burgers!
Crumbled tofu pressed together with lemongrass, sriracha, and fresh herbs, all browned up into a delicious flavor-bomb burger. My family loved these spicy tofu burgers, even the little one! Thank you. But specifically in this case, when I say burger I actually mean VEGAN burger, because remember that the base of this beast is a block of humble tofu.
I know. Some things to know about a tofu burger, in case this is a new concept for you like it was for me. Heavy on the sriracha, herbs, lemongrass. But you do you! Whatever suits your fancy will be just fine. This is a time for you to build your own tofu burger masterpiece. So fun, playful, and creative. If you like vegan food, Gaz is an excellent follow on Instagram and the cookbook is well worth the purchase.
This version of the tofu burgers uses easier-for-me-to-find ingredient swaps and has a slightly shorter ingredient list. In general, these burgers are softer than a regular burger, especially on the insides. Just know that the burger texture will be slightly heavier and wetter if you skip that first step. For a gluten free version, use a gluten free flour — Gaz actually recommends buckwheat flour in his cookbook. I felt like with 1 tablespoon of sriracha in the whole thing, it was still pretty mild and worked okay for our toddler.
Tofu Press. Cast Iron Skillet. Keywords: spicy tofu burger, tofu burger, vegan burger. I used to be a teacher, and now making food and writing about it online is my full-time job. I love talking with people about food, and I'm so glad you're here.
Did you make a recipe? As a Peace Corps volunteer, Im always looking for easy vegetarian recipies that can be made with basic ingredients. These burgers were fantastic and even worked out in improvised conditions. I added mushrooms and peppers since celery doesnt exist here and that was fine. Then baked them in the oven for about an hour, making sure each side was browned.
Ill make these often, thanks! I had a hard time getting these to stick together so I added a torn up bread roll to the mix and it worked great.
I also cooked these in the oven. I am currently moving to tofu and made this for me and my boyfriend. We love it. Used 2 eggs instead of one to make it bind a little more. Like another reviewer I used chopped shitake in place of the celery and added some chili powder. I also added an additional half egg I had sitting in my fridge.
Even with the extra egg the final mixture didn't stick together and there seemed no hope of making anything remotely resembling patties. I greased a two quart baking pan packed the mixture in baked it according to directions and cut it into squares instead. The end result is good and I'll probably make it again but it's really more like a casserole than a burger.
I thought it was fabulous. I served it on a bun with some barbeque sauce. These tofu 'burgers' were great! Warranted getting them to hold together was a challenge I added a dash of bread crumbs but once they were in the pan the oil kept them all in individual patties.
I did add a little Adobo seasoning parsley and finely chopped red cabbage in place of the onion and about a tsp of dried minced onion. The consistency was a little more "fried chicken sandwich" than "burger" but delicious all the same and the whole family including the meat-eaters loved them. All Reviews for Tofu Burgers. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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