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12 Seitan or Tofu Marinades

Each marinade takes less than 5 minutes to prepare using pantry staples you might already have on hand. Let your seitan or tofu marinate in the fridge for up to 4 days, or you can freeze them for later. 
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Marinating time minimum: 15 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 2 each marinade makes enough for 2 seitan tenders or 1 block of tofu
Author: Sam Turnbull

Ingredients

BBQ Marinade:

  • 6 tablespoons BBQ sauce, (check to make sure it's vegan)
  • ½ teaspoon liquid smoke

Lemon Mustard Marinade:

Jerk Marinade:

Sweet Chili Marinade:

Sriracha Marinade:

Italian Marinade:

Balsamic Marinade:

Thai Peanut Marinade:

Coconut Curry Marinade:

Mexican Marinade:

Sweet and Smoky Marinade:

Teriyaki Marinade:

Instructions

  • For any marinade you choose, simply add all of the ingredients to a resealable bag or airtight container, mix, then add your seitan tenders or sliced or cubed tofu. Let marinate for a minimum of 15 minutes or up to 4 days. 
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Notes

  1. These marinades are designed to be used with my Vegan Seitan Tenders recipe, but the marinades would also work gorgeously with tofu, tempeh, or another seitan recipe that calls for a marinade.
  2. If using tofu, use a medium, firm, or extra-firm tofu. It's also recommended to press the tofu first before marinating.
  3. Each recipe makes enough to marinate 2 seitan tenders or 1 block of tofu. Feel free to multiply or reduce the recipe as needed.
  4. I designed each recipe to be SUPER quick and easy to make- no chopping, mincing or cooking. Each recipe uses pantry staples- sauces, spices, and seasonings that you likely already have on hand. That said if you would like to sub in fresh herbs, garlic, or ginger, instead of the powdered versions, feel free to do so.
  5. Marinate your seitan or tofu for a minimum of 15 minutes, but up to 4 days in the fridge for maximum flavour or you can toss these in the freezer. The seitan freezes beautifully, but tofu changes texture when frozen (it gets kind of spongey), so freeze tofu only if you enjoy that texture (personally, I’m not a fan).
  6. If you prefer oil-free marinades, sub any oil in these recipes for water, vegetable broth, or aquafaba.
  7. Once marinated, cook up your seitan or tofu any way you like! Pan fry, grill, BBQ, bake. My favourite is to pan fry the seitan tenders over medium-high heat, a couple minutes per side so the seitan gets a bit crispy on the outside, and hot all the way through.

Nutrition

Calories: 1kcal

Find it online:

https://itdoesnttastelikechicken.com/12-seitan-or-tofu-marinades/