This Tofu à Lagareiro is a vegan version of the traditional Portuguese polvo or bacalhau à lagareiro.
I’ve been to Portugal many times and I’ve tried this exact dish vegan recreation in Lisbon so I had to recreate it! It tasted really good so I hope I did it justice!
The original dish is with cod or octopus. But let’s leave the fish where it belongs, in the sea and use tofu instead! To recreate the fishy taste we are using nori sheets which give it a delicate fishy flavour.
STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS
- First, make the marinade by combining soy sauce, olive oil, vinegar, miso paste, herbs, paprika nori flakes and water in a container. Cut the tofu into triangles and place it in the container. Shake to coat and then leave for at least 30 minutes, the more the better!
- Now place the tofu on a baking tray with baking paper and top with nori sheets. Bake it in the oven for 25 minutes at 180C (static).
- Serve the tofu on top of roughly mashed potatoes and spinach, and add some toasted breadcrumbs.
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Vegan Tofu a Lagareiro
a vegan version of a traditional Portuguese seafood dish
Ingredients
- 250 g firm tofu
- 1 nori sheet
Marinade
- 3 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 tsp miso
- 2 tsp nori flakes or crushed nori sheets
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp mixed dry herbs
- Pepper
- 4 tbsp water
To serve
- 2 potatoes roughly mashed
- 150 g spinach cooked
- Salt, olive oil to taste
- toasted breadcrumbs
Instructions
- First, Make the marinade by combining soy sauce, olive oil, vinegar, miso paste, herbs, paprika nori flakes and water in a container. Cut the tofu into triangles and place it in the container. Shake to coat and then leave for at least 30 minutes, the more the better.
- Place the tofu on baking sheet with baking paper and top it tofu with nori sheets in the same shape of the tofu. Bake it in the oven for 25 minutes at 180C (static).
- In the meantime cook some potatoes cut into cubes in boiling water until mashed and do the same with frozen spinach. Drain and season with extra virgin olive oil or vegan butter, salt and pepper. Serve the tofu on top of roughly mashed potatoes and spinach, and add some toasted breadcrumbs. You can add some more of the marinade liquid on top too.
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