Island Tofu Tacos

What You’ll Need:

1 tablespoon canola oil

1 block of extra firm tofu, drained, dried, and cut into 1-inch thick slices

1 plantain

1/2 can cooked black beans (recipe here)

 

2 garlic cloves

1/4 onion

1 tablespoon honey

3 teaspoon cayenne pepper

3 teaspoon parsley

3 teaspoon paprika

1 teaspoon cinnamon

salt

pepper

1 cup Monterey Jack cheese

1 tomato, diced

1 cup of shredded lettuce

13 corn tortillas

What You’ll Do:

1. Mix garlic, onion, and honey in a food processor until it becomes a liquid.
2. In a bowl mix cayenne pepper, parsley, paprika, cinnamon, salt, and pepper with a little bit of canola oil.
3. Add both mixes together in the bowl.
4. Coat the tofus slices with the mixture.
5. Heat a pan with canola oil and fry the tofu until it is brown.
6. While tofu is browning, poke plantain with a fork several times. Place the plantain with the peel but with the ends cut off in the microwave for about 3 minutes and 30 seconds until the plantain breaks the peel and browns.
7. Heat the corn tortilla on medium high heat. Sprinkle the cheese and flip. Continue to heat until hot.
8. Coarsely chop plantain once cooked.
9. Layer the tofu, beans, tomato, plantain and lettuce on the tortilla.
10. Serve hot, and enjoy. 🙂

 

What substitutions did I make with a traditional recipe and why? See oil instead of butter.