Homemade Vegan Tofu and Rice Burrito Recipe

I have encountered numerous people who complain how their tofu was too soggy, and not knowing how to make their tofu crispy like how I make mine. I decided to make a guide on how to prepare tofu for a favorite recipe of mine. The tofu and rice burrito!

Ingredients needed:

one package of extra firm tofu
rice (follow instructions on back of your rice package)
tortilla wraps
olive oil or sesame oil
shredded vegan cheese
sliced avocado
chopped up lettuce & green onions
vegan sour cream & salsa
cayenne power & black pepper

For the clueless, you usually can find extra firm tofu at your local grocery store in the vegetable section. If not, you can ask the owner to order some for the future. A big grocery store should have some. Extra firm tofu is my favorite, but just firm tofu can do. Never, never, never use silken tofu for this kind of recipe!

Once back at home, cut the package open, and drain the liquid. Put the block of tofu on a cutting board. Cut the block into four parts. Press each slice with paper towel until no more moisture is left. Cut each slice, length-wise, in half (or into three pieces, whatever is your preference) so it turns out into long strips of tofu.

Once you are done with cutting and drying up the tofu. Prepare the rice, and pop it into the microwave, or cook it on the stove, it's up to you. I prefer to wait until I finish drying the tofu before I start cooking the rice as the drying and cutting process can take a bit of time.

Once getting each strip of tofu dry enough, oil up a griddle lightly with olive oil or sesame oil. Flip the tofu so it's coated in oil, then grind black pepper on each slice. Sprinkle some cayenne pepper on as well if you like your burrito to be a bit hot. Adjust to personal taste. Fry until each side is brown, do a lot of flipping to make sure each side browns quite nicely.

While the tofu is frying. Get the toppings ready for the burrito. I sliced up avocado. Grated up some vegan cheese. Chopped up some green onions. I also got the salsa and vegan sour cream out. Also start heating up your boiler to boil your tortilla wrap is that's how you like it to be. Or you can do it the microwave way which is spraying a bit of water on each side of the tortilla wrap then putting it in the microwave for 30 seconds, that will soften it up.

Prepare your wrap however you like it. I like to put the sour cream on the bottom, some rice and vegan cheese on top of the rice so it melts. Then the green onions, avocado, and finally the tofu on top of all. Delicious!

Also, a little trick I have learned is that, if you prefer your tofu to have extra texture, throw the cubes of tofu into the freezer overnight, and then let thaw. It will have much more texture!