Tofu Bahn Mi
Tofu Banh mi marinated with soy sauce, sesmae oil, maple syrup, and lime.
Ingredients
Marinated Tofu
- 1 block tofu
- 3 tbsp (53g) Soysauce
- 2 tsp (10g) sesame oil
- 3 tbsp (44g) maple syrup
- 1 tbsp (15g) lime juice
Spicy Mayo
- 1/3C (91g) kewpie mayo
- 1 tbsp (15g) gochugang
Tofu Banh mi
- 8 peices tofu
- 1 c daikon and carrot pickles
- ½ cilantro bunch
- 1 jalepeno
- 4 tbsp spicy mayo
- 2 egg
Pickles
- 1lb (453g) Carrot
- 1 lb (453g) daikon
- 1 & 1/4C (267) white distilled vinegar
- 1C (237g) warm water
- 1c & 1/4c (201g) sugar
- 1 tsp (5g) soy sauce
- 1 tbsp each (10g/ 5g) salt & sugar
Instructions
Tofu prep
- Place a block of tofu and the freezer and freeze overnight. Should take about 8 hours or more. Once fully frozen thaw at room temperature. Once the tofu is fully thawed place the block between your two hands and squeeze out the liquid over a bowl or sink. Keep pressing until all the thawed liquid is gone.
- In a bowl whisk together the marinade ingredients. Slice the tofu in half hamburger way. Then slice each side into 4 long pieces. Place in a plastic bag and add the marinade. Let sit for 15 minutes.
Pickles
- Whisk the warm water, sugar, vinegar, and soy sauce all together.
- Peel the carrot and daikon and cut into julienne. about the size of a french fry. Massage salt into it and let rest for 5 minutes. They should be able to bend in half without snapping. After, rinse the salt and sugar off. Place in a jar and add the pickling liquid.
- Enjoy immediately or save for later use.
Spicy Mayo
- Add the mayo and gojuchang to a bowl and whisk until evenly mioxed.
Tofu Banh mi assembly
- Preheat a pan on medium-high heat with neutral oil. Sear the tofu until dark brown and caramelized on each side. Remove from the pan and save for later. In a separate pan add neutral oil and cook two sunny side-up eggs.
- Pick the large stems out of the cilantro. wash and rough chop. Slice the jalapeno into 1/4 inch slices. Toss the two together in a bowl with a pinch of salt and a dash of lime juice.
- Slice your baguettes in half. Toast if desired. Spread a layer of mayo on each side of the bread. Add a few pieces of tofu. Add the pickles, cilantro, and jalapeno. Top with the sunnyside-up egg. Enjoy!