Beer Battered Tofu

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 (16 ounce) package of drained firm tofu (firm works well, but extra firm will make it easier to handle) or 1 (16 ounce) package extra firm tofu (firm works well, but extra firm will make it easier to handle)
• 1 (12 ounce) can cheap beer
• 1 1/2 cups flour (i used whole wheat, but regular works too)
• 1 cup cornmeal
• 1 tablespoon paprika
• 1 tablespoon garlic pepper seasoning
• 1 tablespoon parsley
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 3/4 cup canola oil
• tartar sauce or sweet chili sauce

Recipe

• 1 mix beer and flour in a bowl until you have a thin batter. sometimes this uses more or less flour. just adjust until it looks like a thin pancake batter.
• 2 in a second bowl, mix remaining 6 ingredients.
• 3 cut tofu into 1/4 inch thick slices. i got about 10 or 12. place slices on 1 piece of paper towel then place a couple of paper towels on top of the slices and pat to dry a little.
• 4 heat oil in heavy skillet or cast iron pan until one drop of water splashed in spits around the pan.
• 5 carefully dip slices of tofu in beer batter shaking off the excess. place in cornmeal mixture and tap each side to get coating to stick.
• 6 place in hot oil and fry until golden about 3 minutes each side. remove from pan and place on paper towels to drain.
• 7 serve with tartar sauce or sweet chili sauce.