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Roasted Tofu recipe

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Sweet and savoury roasted tofu. The marinade is made from dark soy sauce, chilli sauce and maple syrup.

  • Prep10m
  • Cook20m
  • Total30m

Dark soy sauce is my favourite marinade for tofu as it adds drama to this pale and sometimes unloved ingredient. I make this during the week when I don’t have time to marinate for longer than a few minutes. The dark soy sauce works its magic immediately and the tofu comes out of the oven sticky, savoury and delicious.

I use Tofoo or Cauldron tofu but any firm tofu will work. For the chilli sauce I use Korean gochujang paste, which I mix with a tablespoon of water as it comes out of the tub practically solid. When I don’t have gochujang I use sriracha or sweet chilli sauce. The type of chilli sauce doesn’t matter as the soy sauce is the workhorse here.

The roasted tofu goes well with rice or noodles. In the picture I’ve paired it with Pad Thai made from a Taste Thai meal kit. I’ve recently started making Pad Thai from scratch (there’s room for improvement) but I grab these meal kits when they’re reduced as they’re good for midweek dinners.

Recipe

Roasted Tofu

  • Prep10m
  • Cook20m
  • Total30m
Serves: 4

Ingredients

  • 1 block firm tofu (I use a 280g block of Tofoo)
  • 1 tbsp dark soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp chilli sauce
  • 1 tsp maple syrup (plus extra for drizzling)
  • spring onion or sesame seeds to top (optional)
  • olive or rapeseed oil

Method

  1. Preheat your oven to 200°C (180°C fan) and line a baking tray with greaseproof paper (I find the tofu tends to stick to tin foil). Drizzle the paper with a little olive or rapeseed oil.
  2. Add 1 tablespoon each of dark soy sauce and chilli sauce and 1 teaspoon of maple syrup into a medium sized bowl and mix well.
  3. Cut 1 block of tofu into 2cm cubes, add it to the marinade and mix until the tofu is completely coated.
  4. Spread the tofu cubes over the baking tray and roast in the oven for 20 minutes.
  5. When the tofu is ready, drizzle over a little extra maple syrup and optionally garnish with sliced spring onion or sesame seeds.

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