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Soy and Sweet Chilli Tofu

This is very tastey and easy to make!

Ingredients

For a totally vegan meal, make sure your sweet chili sauce is vegan and that your breadcrumbs are too.

• Firm tofu, as much as you want.
• 4 tablespoons of Extra Virgin Olive oil
• 4 tablespoons of Soya oil
• 4 tablespoons of Soy sauce
• 1 small clove of garlic, minced (optional)
• Roughly about 2 tablespoon of Thai Sweet Chilli Sauce
• Breadcrumbs

Obvioulsy increase or decrease amounts depending on how much tofu you use. The marinade can be stored in the refrigerator if it's not all used up.

Directions

1. Rinse tofu in clean cold water then press between paper towels to get as much moisture out as possible.
2. Cut tofu into roughly 2x1cm rectangles (or any way you want and any size is fine too).
3. In a container with a sealable lid, pour the oils and soy sacue and add the sweet chilli sauce and garlic. Mix well.
4. Place tofu pieces into the marinade, seal lid and give the container a good shake. Leave to mariade for at least 30 minutes. The longer the better. Give the container a shake every now and then to make sure each tofu piece is covered in the marinade.
5. If you don't have ready-made breadcrumbs, they're easy to make. Toast about 2 slices of day old bread and wait until they're completely cool before breaking them up into quarters and blizting them in a food processor until you've reached the desired crumb size. The finer the crumbs, the better, but not too powdery.
6. Once the tofu has marinated, put the breadcrumbs in a bowl, container or sealable bag and coat each piece of tofu thoughroughly.
7. In a frying pan put a mix of olive oil and soya oil and heat on a medium-high heat. You need enough oil to cover the bottom of the pan, but the tofu doesn't need to swim in it. Use a peice of tofu to test if the oil is hot enough - if the tofu sizzles it's ready. Turn your heat down to a low-medium head. Fry each side of the tofu pieces until golden brown.
8. Once tofu is cooked, place on a paper towel to soak up some of the excess oil.

This can be eaten by itself or mixed into a green salad. It goes with pretty much anything, so use your imagination!