BBQ Baked Tofu

I *love* this recipe! It's incredibly simple to pull together, everything cooks at just about the same time but with enough time in between to prep and it's healthy! GASP! Healthy? I know, about time. Grab a few pots and dishes and lets get cooking!

BBQ Baked Tofu

• 1/3 cup ketchup
• 1/6 cup water
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1/2 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
• 4 teaspoons minced garlic
• 1 teaspoon yellow mustard
• 1 1/2 teaspoons smoked paprika (will give it a smokey, cooked for hours kind of flavor)
• 1 teaspoon Bragg's Liquid Amino's (optional)
• 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• black pepper to taste

• 1 package of extra firm tofu
• optional: cous cous to serve it on

Preheat your oven to 425F. Mix all of your ingredients together and stir continually over low heat for 5-10 minutes, or until thickened. I sliced my tofu into 8 equal strips, lightly brushed one side with the sauce, put the tofu into a pan sauce side down, and smothered the top with the remaining sauce. Reserve a tiny bit of sauce, halfway through cooking take the tofu out of the oven and brush with the remaining sauce and continue to cook until firm. Bake at 425 degrees for about 30 minutes, or until firm. If you've never made cous cous, it's incredibly simple. I boiled 1 cup of water, added 1 cup of cous cous, knob of butter, a splash of lemon juice and parsley then you stir it and cover for about 5 minutes. The cous cous absorbs the water and become very dry. You can also add a splash of cream or milk to make it nice and creamy. 

I cannot say how delicious this is, and how simple! If you're not a tofu lover you might want to give this a shot, I think you'll be surprised by the flavor. Maybe I'm just partial to my homemade BBQ sauce though ;-)