This is a fantastic recipe I came up with that has a lot of heat but also tastes sweet. Great with fish, pig, Mexican meals, chicken of any kind, and beans. It tastes fantastic. When kept in the fridge, this sauce can last for 4-6 months.
| Prep Time: | 5 mins |
| Cook Time: | 10 mins |
| Total Time: | 15 mins |
| Servings: | 6 |
| Yield: | 6 servings |
Ingredients
- 1 (12 ounce) package extra firm tofu
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 onion, thinly sliced
- 1 ½ cups barbecue sauce
- 6 hamburger buns
Instructions
- Drain the tofu between paper towels until most of the water has been squeezed out.
- Slice tofu into 1/4 inch thick slices.
- Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet, fry tofu strips until golden brown on both sides. Add onion and cook for a few minutes, until onion is at your desired consistency.
- Pour in barbeque sauce (use more or less, according to your taste). Cook the mixture for ten minutes on low and serve on buns.
Reviews
I opted to cook the onions first to caramelize and then followed the recipe for the cooking of the tofu. Took longer to cook than anticipated.
I took the advice of someone else and made some slaw to put on top of them… they are good. They are actually way better the next day cold… I may just do this in the future instead of eating them out of the pan.
Super easy and fast tofu burger recipe. Just added few more ingredients: sun dried tomatoes, salad mix and some deep fried onion. Njam!
It was ok but I think the tofu patty was too large to pretend it wasn’t tofu. If I tried it again I’d do a thinner patty and pile on more veggies.
So good! This was only the second time I tried making tofu; the first was a fail and I was reluctant to try another recipe. I joined weight watchers and was looking for healthier meal choices and ran across this recipe. Let me tell you, it was delicious! I followed the directions with the exception of seasoning; I seasons the tofu with Cavenders seasoning. I also used only one half of a whole grain bun. It was filling and only 4 WW points. My 9 year old son also enjoyed it, although no one else in my family would touch it. I will definitely be making this again!
These were very good. I used a hickory smoke flavoured barbecue sauce, and did two things differently that, in my opinion, made the dish better. First, I sautéed the onion in the oil before I cooked the tofu, which I then cooked in the same, onion infused oil. Second, I dredged to tofu in cornstarch seasoned with salt and pepper before sautéing. This gives the tofu a light, crispy coating. Thanks for the great idea and recipe!
I made adjustments based on feedback from other members and I’m glad I did! I used 1 tablespoon of olive oil and seasoned the tofu before adding it to the skillet. With juicy tomatoes, caramelized onions, some spinach, and a splash of sauce on the sandwich (I only used 2 Tbsp of BBQ sauce when cooking with the tofu) and it was finger licking good! YUM! I can’t wait to enjoy the leftovers 🙂
Really good,super easy! Next time I might add some peppers or spinach to beef it up a little.
this is the first time I’ve ever made ANYTHING and was successful. boy, was this yummy. it tastes like vegetables with a crispy BBQ piece of heaven love it (I’m a picky eater too) and its quite filling :3
I made this for my vegetarian husband because we are sick of eating the same food and it was amazing!! The only thing I did different was add green peppers. I will be making it again!!
im new at tofu, but I drained it well used my fav bbq sauce and they were a nice alturnative to meat.I served them on a roll with coleslaw tasty.I am thinking next time i might add some sliced mushrooms.
These were delicious-my meat eating family loved them!(:
This was very good! I’m not a vegetarian but love finding new ways to cook tofu. thanks for recipe!
I followed some of the suggestions and used paper towels and a plate to get some of the excess water off. I then put the tofu in the oven on 350 for about 20 minutes. After that I put it in the skillet with a little bit of mild olive oil to get them a nice golden brown. I topped my sandwich with some homeade “light” creamy coleslaw and gouda cheese. My husband ate 2 sandwiches…..so yummy. Will definately make again!
Not bad. 3.5 out of 5. This was my first attempt with cooking tofu. I did follow the drying suggestions. It held together just fine. I am a meat eater (trying to make healthier choices) but I would try this again and suggest it to others.
For never having made tofu before, this recipe was a snap to make and the tips in the comments were super helpful. I followed another users directions of putting the tofu between two dinner plates with paper towels on either side for 20 minutes, as well as the directions regarding flash freezing the tofu first. Very pleased with the results, had the same texture as chicken! I think you could omit the bbq sauce as well and just dress your burgers as you would with a regular chicken burger, mayo, lettuce, tomato, whatever you like.
not bad…just good eats
These were so much better than I expected and is the closest thing to a barbecue sandwich that I have come by (being vegetarian). I followed the directions exactly except for adding some BBQ rub to the patties before cooking. I topped each sandwich with lettuce, tomatoes, fresh onion and mustard.
I changed this so much from the original recipe. Will definitely try the original version. Anyway, I sliced and drained the tofu, then salted it and baked it at 205 degrees C for 25 minutes, flipped, covered with barbecue sauce and topped with a few onions and peppers (previously baked) and baked for anothe ten minutes at 175 degrees C. Yumm!
I followed the directions given by BetteDavisLies. Being new to tofu, I was very pleased.
These were AWESOME! I followed the advice of the first reviewer to drain the water out of the tofu first. Then I sprinkled the sliced tofu with seasoning salt and sauteed in oil as in the recipe. Once they were really golden brown, I took them out of the pan to drain the excess oil, put them back in with some Sweet Baby Ray’s BBQ sauce and sauteed a while longer until the sauce really stuck well to the tofu. I removed the tofu from the pan and added some butter to sauted slice onion in. We put mayo on the buns and topped with tofu and onion and they were amazing!!!