satay tofu skewers

I love cooking with tofu. It’s so easy and tasty, is cheap as chips and can be substituted anywhere you’d normally use chicken breast. Take these satay tofu skewers as an example.

Made in literally minutes, these slices of firm tofu are cooked over a high heat in a non stick pan for a couple of minutes before being coated in this delicious homemade Asian peanut sauce. I then thread them on to wooden skewers making them easy to serve and you then add them to salads, rice or noodle bowls or simply eat them as is.

This is what good home cooking’s all about. Healthy, fast and fresh.

If you’re a tofu newbie- start here. You’ll be converted. I promise.

satay tofu skewers

(serves 2 as part of a loaded salad plate)

300 grams of firm tofu (cut in to six rectangles)
2 x tablespoons of peanut butter
1/4 cup of soy sauce
2 x tablespoons of rice wine vinegar
1 x tablespoon of Sriracha
1 x tablespoon of maple syrup
1/2 a teaspoon of minced garlic
1/2 a teaspoon of minced ginger
A good couple of shakes of sesame oil
Sesame seeds, for serving
Fresh coriander, for serving
Salt and freshly cracked pepper
A dash of olive oil

• Mix the peanut butter, soy sauce, vinegar, Sriracha, maple syrup, garlic, ginger and sesame oil together in a small bowl and set aside.
• Add a dash of olive oil to a large non stick fry pan over a really nice high heat and fry the tofu on both sides until nicely browned, seasoning with salt and pepper on both sides.
• Simply add the peanut sauce and turn the pieces of tofu around to get coated. Take the pan off the heat (you don’t want the sauce in the hot pan for too long cause it will burn).
• Skewer the pieces of tofu on to wooden skewers to serve and scatter the sesame seeds and fresh coriander over the top. Serve immediately.