Mine is simple, "cheesy" and perfectly crusty on the outside and chewy on the inside.
Does that sound delishish or disgusting...Depends on who you ask I guess, but for me and my family it is "Tofu Wa Bohu" - silly term courtesy of my husband's fantastic sense of humor (a play on a nifty phrase picked up from one of our pastor's recent sermon references, 'tohu wa bohu' - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tohu_wa-bohu) - taking something formless and turning it into something wonderful.
Anyway, here is my method. It does involve finding and investing in Nutritional Yeast, a type of Brewer's Yeast that makes vegan food very tasty and full of B vitamins. You can find it easily at Whole Foods. http://www.redstaryeast.com/science-yeast/types-yeast/nutritional-yeast
Ingredients:
Extra Firm Tofu (1 or 2 blocks depending on how many you are serving) - preferably pressed of most of the water (I have a Tofu XPress but you can use heavy plates or gently squeeze the block by hand)
http://www.redstaryeast.com/science-yeast/types-yeast/nutritional-yeast
Nutritional Yeast
Garlic Powder, Salt, Pepper
Water
Butter for frying (we use Earth Balance, which is vegan)
Method:
Heat the skillet, add butter
Add full block of tofu - fry until beginning to brown on both sides
At this point, begin to break of the tofu into chunks with your spatula
In a cup, combine about 4 TBSP Nutritional Yeast with 1/2 c. water
As you continue to fry the tofu, gradually add the yeasty liquid (mmm...right? It is, trust me!)
Keep frying and as the tofu brown and the liquid begins to get crusty, scrape the pan and do this over and over, frying continually
You can just leave the tofu in the pan on the stove frying and checking it until you use up all of the liquid and the tofu is evenly browned and crunchy
By now it is perfect and ready to serve alongside toast, veggie sausage, pancakes, or whatever you usually eat for breakfast/brunch.
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