How to make: Tofu "Chicken" Nuggets (Recipe in Description)

[achilles0210s]

OMG this look yummy <3 I'm going to cook this for my non vegetarian friend.. right now!! :)

[TheVeggieNerd]

@achilles0210s :D I hope it turned out well!

[nimfenzwanner]

Just finished eating the nuggets, lovely, thanks! I really like the quirky style of your cooking vids, keep it up :)

[TheVeggieNerd]

@nimfenzwanner Thank you :) I'm glad you like my videos. I'll do my best to keep up the work.

[mynaturaljourney2012]

Thx can't wait to try! :)

[TheVeggieNerd]

@mynaturaljourney2012 Hope you like it!

[piperthirtytwo]

I don't understand why Vegetarians always try to model their food after meat dishes. It just sounds like they have meat envy. If you want to eat carrots eat a carrot. If you want to eat tofu eat tofu. But call it what it is, not what it isn't; Fakin Bacon, I Can't Believe It's Not Beef(Wasn't that bad actually, I've eaten some).

Meat analogue on wiki is great information. Just call it what it is or stop wanting to eat meat, but won't, because you stand for something and just eat the meat.

[TheVeggieNerd]

@piperthirtytwo maybe its not envy, but the need to feel normal. As vegetarians we get allot of guff about how we choose to live our lives.

[mushie1221]

you give wonderful instructions! I hope you keep making videos :) Cheers!

[TheVeggieNerd]

@mushie1221 More videos hopefully soon... Youtube has been giving me some problems, so I'm trying to sort those out... Thank you so much for the support, in the meantime feel free to leave me any suggestions you'd like to see on my channel. I'm always interested in hearing what my viewers would like to see.

[heiyin70]

you should continue making videos *^_^*

[TheVeggieNerd]

@heiyin70 I'm planning on it, I'm currently dealing with some issues because of youtube, so I'm trying to sort those out first, but thank you for the support. I hope to have more videos up soon!

[DrColette]

Thanks

[TheVeggieNerd]

@DrColette You're welcome ^_^

[JustJacquie61]

Thanks for sharing..I want to learn more about using tofu so I'll be a regular. Please check out my new channel & laugh & sing along w/ "My Favorites" Thanks.

[TheVeggieNerd]

@JustJacquie61 Thanks for letting me know :) I'll check out your channel sometime.

I hope you're having a great day.

[ledzepgirl92]

everything is better with soy sauce, everything !

[TheVeggieNerd]

@ledzepgirl92 Lol I can agree with that xD

[Portubella12458]

INUYASHA T-SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIRT!!!! KYAAAAAAAAAA <3 <3 <3

[TheVeggieNerd]

@Portubella12458 haha I AM a nerd after all :P glad you like my shirt. 

[chesleeb]

can almond milk be used instead of soy milk?

[TheVeggieNerd]

@chesleeb I'm sure almost milk would work just fine.

[rachexl]

@TheVeggieNerd will coconut milk work or would it make it taste fruity?

[TheVeggieNerd]

@rachexl I'm not too sure, You could always give it a try. I don't have too much experience with coconut milk other then in curry. I'm sure it would not taste bad though.

[rachexl]

@TheVeggieNerd i'm going to make this tuesday or thursday. i'll do a couple pieces with coconut milk though, to see if anyone can tell the difference.

[TheVeggieNerd]

@rachexl Cool! Let me know how it turns out, I'm curious to know :)

[rachexl]

@TheVeggieNerd mixed reviews. i baked them so they werent super crispy. if i made them again i would fry them

[inpraiseofcats]

I'm getting sick of eating frozen fake meat products and wanted to learn how to cook tofu myself. This looks so good.

[TheVeggieNerd]

@inpraiseofcats I'm glad you liked it! Check out my channel for more recopies :)

[iownjimmy]

Your amazing

[TheVeggieNerd]

@iownjimmy <3 thank you

[iheartpeta1]

Just made this. It's very good. I used spicy brown mustard instead of regular mustard. But it turned out great.

[EricPreslik]

@iheartpeta1 Yeah! always feel free to change things up. I'm very happy you liked it, and thanks so much for sharing with me :)

[TheLunaPulvia]

love you eric ! ! please make more videos this video made my mouth water!!!

[EricPreslik]

@TheLunaPulvia will do :] more veggie nerd coming next week. thanks for sharing. <3

[neograffix878]

I made this for dinner tonight. They were a little bland, but still very satisfying. I baked them and used mustard as a dip. I will difiniately make these again and marinade them over night first. Thank you for the recipe! (Do more please! =P)

[TheVeggieNerd]

@neograffix878 More videos coming soon :) Thanks for sharing this with me, I'm glad you tried this out, and that you make them again! <3 Feel free to tweak things to your liking.

[alwaysbeachbound]

what flavor does the apple juice soak impart on the tofu?

[TheVeggieNerd]

@alwaysbeachbound Kinda a more sweet flavor, and they soy sauce kinda gives it a more "chicken" tasted when combined.

[KecleonDaGreat]

Nice! You are an excellent cook!

[TheVeggieNerd]

@KecleonDaGreat Thank you very much <3

[SnakesVendetta]

PiKaChU!!!!!! in the background yeah!!!

[TheVeggieNerd]

@SnakesVendetta I am the veggie NERD ;) haha thanks for the comment! <3

[starfoxx]

I really want to try this!

[TheVeggieNerd]

@starfoxx :) I hope you like it! 

[LuvHealthNConception]

r u doing more cooking vids i want to sub but would like to know in advance this was great.

[TheVeggieNerd]

@LuvHealthNConception I sure am :) More coming starting next month. if there's something you'd like me to make let me know!

[LuvHealthNConception]

@TheVeggieNerd oh good i had subb'd last nite anyway but yea this recipe looked fun i will be trying it and the others n im not a big tofu person but i do know if it's cooked / seasoned right it can be very good ;) thanks for responding.

[starbux05]

the background music makes it like your doing a potion or a science shit..hahaha..

[TheVeggieNerd]

@starbux05 xD I guess i'm sorta doing science?

[PudgyCupcake]

OH MY GOODNESS I HAVE THAT SHIIIRT <3

[TheVeggieNerd]

@PudgyCupcake :D awesome! Ps I like your username :3

[futuristfood]

you're an epiphany!

[xINVISIGOTHx]

is that really your voice coming out of your mouth at the beginning of the video? It looks... fake? like, lipsynched or something. Maybe the sound is a little off of the video

[TheVeggieNerd]

@xINVISIGOTHx yes its my voice :)

[omnomnomnom1234]

aaaaaah!!! two of my friends are vegetarian, and i'm sick of just giving them pre-packaged crap, i actually want to cook for them! so thank you for this recipe 8D

[TheVeggieNerd]

@omnomnomnom1234 :D glad you liked it <3 More videos on the channel soon :)

[LStylz]

I'm sorry, but i thought this was a girl when i first started watching

[1Dmitrievna]

lol i love ur choice in music

[TheVeggieNerd]

@1Dmitrievna :) me too :P

[AnotherGreenMidget]

This looks good! :)

[TheVeggieNerd]

@AnotherGreenMidget I'm glad you think so, thanks for commenting :)

[keritako]

is this worth trying? is it mushy inside?

[TheVeggieNerd]

@keritako yeah its a bit mushy. Its actually been awhile since i've made these. But I thought they were good, and would try them again.

[Kayleexoxo12]

I clicked on this for the recipe, but totally got distracted by your IY shirt. I think I'm in love.

[TheVeggieNerd]

@Kayleexoxo12 I hope with my shirt </3 Cause i'm taken <3 ;]

[Jaecii96]

you make awesome tutorials :D

[TheVeggieNerd]

@Jaecii96 Thank you, I hope to have more up soon.

[egyptasmilesalot]

Can I substitute flour for bread crumbs?

[TheVeggieNerd]

@egyptasmilesalot I'm sure you could bread it differently, and it would turn out just fine. If you've already got a breading method that you like to use, it will most likely work for this, You might even be able to make a batter to fry these.

[yogertlvr]

I love this recipe idea. Tofu has always been my favorite alternative to meat, and try to incorporate it more into my diet. I have made beer battered tofu which was oh so good. Marinade tofu in beer, I use Guinness, then after marinading for 30 minutes drain and use the beer again in the batter of wheat flour garlic, salt, paprika onion powder and dill. dip tofu and deep fry. Yumm..

[TheVeggieNerd]

@yogertlvr MMM sounds good :) I might have to make a beer batter recipe for this channel some time, I'm not 21 till march though, thanks for your comment! <3

[yogertlvr]

@TheVeggieNerd your very welcome Eric. Heres another tofu recipe, wrap firm tofu in cheese cloth, place in strainer, press with heavy can for 30 minutes. crumble into a bowl mix in Taco Seasoning and 1/3 cup Extra virgin olive oil, finely 1/3 cup chopped onion, mix till you can form patties. Fry in a pan your tofu patties, spoon on vegan Mayo, and crumbled tofu cheese, bake in toaster oven till cheese is melted and bubbly. let me know how you like this one.

[yogertlvr]

@yogertlvr Sorry my bad, forgot to add, put in 1/3 cup bread crumbs . Any kind of bread you want, as long as it it fresh, and not dry,. This is going to help bind your burger together.

[bleachitpink]

I love this recipe!

I hope you haven't given up on your videos, because I'd love to see more!

[TheVeggieNerd]

@bleachitpink Hey thanks for letting me know, NO i have not given up. I'm currently trying out new Veg recopies deciding what I want to make a video about. Veggie Nerd will be back :)

[syrinx32]

This recipe looks delicious - can you use real onion, garlic and parsley instead of the powders, and how much of each would that approximately be? And yet another question: can you store them anywhere when fried or baked?

[TheVeggieNerd]

@syrinx32 I'm sure you could, ive just never tried it that way. I don't know what portions it would take. I'd say...one clove garlic, 1/4 a small onion, and a bunch of parsley (Whatever you thought was good) Very finely minced up. As for storing. There not very good after awhile, you sorta have to eat them fresh... Maybe if you kept them in the fridge you could bake them again and they'ed regain the "crisp" I hope this helped, and have a nice day.

[MigabyteIndeedzors]

Seems like a lot of work just to make chicken nuggets that you can buy in a bag.

[drums4metal]

NICE

1 question: can i use just flour instead of bred crumbs?

[TheVeggieNerd]

@drums4metal Um not sure.. You can always try. Maybe if you batter them they'd turn out good too.

[SisterSunshineTV]

Did you press the tofu or freeze it before using it in the recipe?

[TheVeggieNerd]

@SisterSunshineTV Yes I pressed it.

[chocolatepiggysocks]

what is the music when your frying them??

[TheVeggieNerd]

@chocolatepiggysocks The Happiest Cloud By Onision :) there's a link to his music page in the description.

[chocolatepiggysocks]

@TheVeggieNerd Thanks It was stuck in my head im like where did i get this little song from LOL

[chriszones2010]

@chocolatepiggysocks tht was a nice and funny question :) !

[cicada300]

2 questions

1)if you soak the tofu in something, when you dry it, do you pat it down the same way as you do when you take it out of the package? or just shake the excess?

2)is there much of a difference in taste when you bake vs frying it in this recipe?

[EricPreslik]

@cicada300 Hey there, This is my main channel in case you were wondering lol. Anyway. Thanks for the questions. I just shake of the extra. You can actually skip that step. I just think it gives it a little more taste. As for baking, there is a bit off a difference just like if you bake your fries vs frying them. Its more healthy to make them in the oven though. I think its easier too. I hope this helped.

[EricPreslik]

@cicada300 One thing though i think frying them makes them have more of a "Crisp"

[cicada300]

I think adding some cyan pepper would be nice

[TheVeggieNerd]

@cicada300 Indeed, that would be a good addition.

[xMizzDollFacex]

im gonna try your way cuz every time iv tried this it turned out crappy. thanks for sharing. 

[vampcreature]

Hey, does this actually taste like chicken because I personally don't like the taste of chicken and I was considering making this, thanks.

[mshdsqshisluv]

i luuuuv the music! very extraterrestrial lol can i know where to get it???

[TheVeggieNerd]

@mshdsqshisluv The song i use while making the food is called. "the happiest cloud" its a song by the youtube Onision. He shares all his music on his website onision.com for free, you may use his music so long as you credit him. :)

[samsophia16]

Can i use milk..??

[TheVeggieNerd]

@samsophia16 If your talking about for the batter, I"m sure it would work great :) Don't be afraid to tweet the recipe :P

[TheVeggieNerd]

@samsophia16 I'm sure it would work fine, I was just trying to keep this vegan friendly. Don't be afraid to tweek the recipe to your liking.

[andrewjasonmartin]

Have you ever tried this with FRESH, homemade tofu? I tried your recipe with some fresh tofu and breaded it in panko bread crumbs...amazing! Thank you for sharing!

[TheVeggieNerd]

@andrewjasonmartin Awesome! No I have never tried to make tofu at home, I bet the fresher the better. Thank you so much for sharing :)

[watchitcrashh09]

looks so yummy!

[TheVeggieNerd]

@watchitcrashh09 :) Glad you think so, Thanks for stopping by and leaving me a comment :D

[NeverShoutNilsa]

I want some!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!! :D

[TheVeggieNerd]

@NeverShoutNilsa Lol if you lived near by i could make some for you, Guess your going to have to try and make it yourself :P

[Mattophobia]

Its FIRM. ;P

[TheVeggieNerd]

@Mattophobia YOUR KIDDING ME X.X UGH I thought it was all perfect .... :/