Awaze Tofu

Name: Awaze Tofu (Tofu Marinated in a Spicy Berbere Sauce and Pan Fried or Baked)
Yield: Makes 8 pieces
Cuisine: Ethiopian
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, plus more if needed; ⅛ teaspoon salt, plus more if desired; Pinch Freshly ground black pepper; 14 ounces extra-firm tofu, pressed and cut into 8 slices; ⅓ cup nutritional yeast flakes; ½ cup Awaze; ¼ cup water

Tofu Marinated in a Spicy Berbere Sauce and Pan Fried or Baked

Preparation info

Makes
8 pieces

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Teff Love

By Kittee Berns

Published 2015

About

Here’s an easy, versatile tofu dish. Although it’s marinated in a berbere sauce, it’s surprisingly mild mannered.

Ingredients

½ cup Awaze
¼ cup water
14 ounces

Africa
Ethiopia
Main course
Vegan
Breakfast

Method

Put the Awaze and water in an 8- or 9-inch baking pan and stir to combine. Add the tofu and pierce each slice in a few spots with the tines of a fork to help the marinade penetrate the tofu. Tilt the pan to cover each slice with the sauce, then refrigerate for 8 to 10 hours.

Just before cooking, put the nutritional yeast, salt, and pepper on a flat plate and stir to combine. Take