its’not fish fingers
serves 2
prep time 25 mins
cook time 30 mins
you will need
- tofu fingers
- 280g firm tofu block
- 1 cup soy sauce
- 100g plain flour
- 200ml unsweetened soy milk
- 1 pack itsu sea salt crispy seaweed thins
- 150g panko breadcrumbs
- crushed peas with mint
- 2 large cups frozen peas
- 1 small handful mint leaves
- 1 lemon
- olive oil
- salt
- pepper
- sweet potato chips
- 3 sweet potatoes
- olive oil
- salt
let's get cooking
step 1
For the sweet potato chips
step 2
Peel and chop the sweet potatoes into chips.
step 3
Place the chips on the roasting tray and drizzle with olive oil and a large pinch of salt then mix them all up.
step 4
Bake at 180 degrees for 20-30 mins until crisp and golden.
step 5
Meanwhile make your tofu fingers:
step 6
Cut the tofu into fingers and place them in a large shallow bowl, then cover with soy sauce and marinade for at least 15mins.
step 7
Meanwhile make the batter by whisking the flour and soy milk in a large shallow bowl, then pour a thick layer of panko breadcrumbs onto another plate or bowl.
step 8
Once marinaded, wrap each tofu finger in seaweed. You might have to trim the seaweed, so it doesn’t go over the edge.
step 9
Take each seaweed wrapped tofu finger and smother it in the batter then carefully roll it in the panko and set aside.
step 10
Fry the panko crusted fingers in a large frying pan with a bit of oil until golden and crispy on all sides.
step 11
while the tofu fingers are frying make your crushed peas with mint:
step 12
Bring a saucepan of water to the boil then add 2 large cups of frozen peas.
step 13
While the peas heat up, finely chop a small handful of mint leaves.
step 14
Once the peas have been boiling for a couple of mins, drain then and add them to a bowl with a glug of olive oil, a pinch of salt and some pepper.
step 15
Then use a fork to crush in the mint bit by bit to taste.
step 16
Finally add a squeeze of lemon and a couple of grates of the zest, season to taste.
step 17
plate everything up and enjoy!