I cooked up these Irish Whiskey Tofu Steaks to go with my Irish Whiskey Sauce. Together they are a winning combination. They are also both incredibly easy to make. These tofu steaks, in fact, need just five ingredients, and you can mix them up in all of two minutes. Let the tofu sit in the marinade for 30 minutes to an hour, and then throw them on a grill pan or a griddle. While I’m timing these recipes to coincide with St. Patrick’s Day next week, you can, really, cook them for dinner any day of the week or on the weekend. Despite the (vegan-friendly) Irish whiskey they are kid friendly as well–the alcohol cooks out and you can’t taste it, not overtly, although it adds great flavor to both the sauce and the steaks.
Which tofu works best to make steaks?
Use either extra firm or super firm tofu when you make tofu steaks, as other tofu types are just too soft and won’t work. I tried this recipe with both super firm, high-protein tofu which tends to be very dense and doesn’t need to be pressed, and with extra firm tofu, which does need pressing. Check to get new recipe updates by email.
I am wary of adding new gadgets to my already cluttered kitchen and in the past I’d just swaddle the extra firm tofu in paper towels, place it in a colander, and put a cast iron skillet or another heavy weight on it to press it. But a few months back my friend, Anna, gifted me a tofu press, and I love it. The extra firm tofu made steaks that were chewy on the outside and creamy on the inside, which I loved. The super firm tofu steaks were, predictably, chewier all through. Go with whatever your preference is–they are both delicious.
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