Fried Tofu Cutlet, Sauteed Kale and Cauli Puree
Fried Tofu Cutlet with Sauteed Kale and Cauli Puree
Feeds 4
Ingredients - for the batter
3/4 cup oat milk
1 1/2 tsp apple cider vinegar
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup flour
Ingredients - for the breading
1 cup flour
1 cup panko
2 tsp paprika
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp onion powder
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
Tofu Instructions
Step 1
Take 1 block of tofu, cut in half and then in half again to make 4 sheets or 4 slabs of tofu rectangles to make our cutlets
Dunk your tofu into the batter till its throughly covered and then dredge both sides with your breading mixture.
Step 2
One at a time, slowly drop your tofu cutlets into a hot pot of oil and cook until golden brown.
Ingredients - Cauliflower Puree
1/2 a cauliflower, boiled
1/2 cup veg stock
1/2 cup full fat canned coconut milk
1 tsp salt
2 tbsp nutritional yeast
2 tbsp lemon juice
Instructions - for puree
Step 1
Boil 1/2 a cauliflower and allow to it cool a bit before blending with your warm stock and coconut milk. Add to a blender your cauliflower, stock, coconut milk, juice and spices.
Step 2
Add your puree to a sauce pan and allow flavors to mingle and the sauce to heat up before plating.
Ingredients for Sauteed Kale
2 cups of kale, washed a chopped
2 tbsp chopped garlic
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp maple syrup
1/2 tbsp tabasco
oil for sauteing or vegan butter
Instructions
Step 1
In a hot saute pan, add some oil and then drop in your kale letting all the oil go crazy beneath the kale, moving it around allowing all the kale to get a bit wilted.
Step 2
Add in your chopped garlic and saute that up with your kale. I like my kale to be a bit charred. I now add in my vegan butter once my garlic is nice and golden brown and I give everything a toss with my tongs as I add in my syrup and tabasco. Just like that your side of greens are done and are so good you may want to eat them on their own.
Bringing it all together
Writing this recipe was a bit challenging cause you could enjoy all of these components on their own or combined with other things which is why I sectioned up the recipe and instructions the way I did. However if you would like to assemble the dish in the video then just follow these steps.
Step 1 - Fry your tofu
Following the recipe, fry your tofu cutlets and set to the side.
Step 2 - Make your puree and sauteed kale
Warm your puree and have your sauteed kale ready to go.
Step 3 - Plating
Pull out your plates and drop a glob of that puree on each plate, then with your tongs, place a little pile of kale on top of your puree, then place your tofu on top. I garnished mine with a little tomato sauce, some fancy micro greens and shaved pistachio because I like to be bougie from time to time. Feel free to try new things and have fun with the process as this is how we learn our way around the kitchen and learn what we do and don’t like.
Happy Cooking <3
