I just moved into a new place, and was making myself some crispy fried tofu for dinner. I started heating the oil in my Le Crueset pot, and walked into the dining room to do my prep work (our kitchen is TINY). A couple minutes passed and I went back into the kitchen to start frying the tofu. I noticed the pot was smoking a little, so I turned on the fan. Well that caused a fire to start! I swore heavily at the fire, which did not make it go out. I luckily had some baking soda beside the stove which I threw on the fire. Of course the smoke alarm started going crazy, so seeing that the fire was out I went to fan the alarm. Once it stopped I went back into the kitchen to take care of hte mess, and noticed there was another fire! In my panic I had forgot to turn off the element. I again smothered the flames with baking soda, and this time carried the pot outside.
I won’t lie, my heart was pretty sad thinking that I had lost my fave pot. I went out a little while later to throw some water on it’s burnt inside… and wouldn’t you know, almost all of the charcoal lifted right off! I let it soak overnight, and it cleaned up perfectly fine the very next day. So, we they really aren’t lying when they say it will last you a lifetime! (I later learned that the element I was trying to use only has one heat – super high).
I figure it was a good way to welcome myself to my new roommate!
Here’s my recipe for Crispy Fried Tofu…please try and not start any fires while making it, or at least have some baking soda handy!
- 1 lb herbed firm tofu
- 1/2 cup marinade of your choice (i make my own with soy sauce, bbq sauce, hot sauce and spices)
- 1/2 cup nutritional yeast flakes
- olive oil
Slice tofu into 1 inch strips. Marinade for at least 5 minutes, up to 2 hours (turning to coat all sides). Coat each strip in nutritional yeast flakes. Heat olive oil in pan until very hot. Fry tofu strips on all sides until crispy (about 3 minutes).
Enjoy 
