Does TOFU make the BEST Philly Cheesesteak 

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I made this for supper last night and let me just say, MIND BLOWN! 🤯 ABSOLUTELY AMAZING! This was the steakiest, beefiest thing I've eaten since going vegan over six years ago. I have been doing tofu wrong. I bow down to thee! 🙌

I will definitely try this! I'm happy to see a recipe without methylcellulose and all that stuff. Very simple ingredients, thank you! I want to make this today

I wish you wouldn't be such a little crybaby about people calling you out for still paying for animal exploitation...

I've watched a ton of your videos but this was the first time I've attempted to make one. This came out great. I plan on making tofu with this method for some other recipes.

Years ago I used to do tofu jerky similar to this -- slow baked in the oven with spices and sauce. One day, my cat discovered the finished tofu. There was absolutely NO getting it away from her. She growled angrily if you tried, exactly the same as when I'd give her actual beef jerky!

I made this tonight and it was fantastic!!! Thank you!!!

I made this tonight, thank you very much! I baked Vegan buns and they really added to the beautiful dish! I really appreciate how you teach us about different Vegan foods.

You are so talented! Never knew tofu could look so awesome boiled, cut, & baked like that!

Thanks for this one, I love tofu! If you can't eat seitan because of gluten, this is a good idea! What's also really great is that these ingredients are shelf stable. Soybeans, flour, spices, good to go!🌿

I tore a block of tofu into bite sized pieces, and sauteed half of it with olive oil, spices, and worcestershire. Oh man, it was amazing! IT LOOKED LIKE STEAK!!!! Just like yours did!! So I did the same with the rest of it today; just made a few french fries on the side. It was terrific. I'm not vegan, but I appreciate plant based proteins because although I LOVE real meat, steak is my number one favourite food; it's too overwhelming for my system. It takes up a LOT of energy just to digest, and I have no energy left to just live life. So meat of all kinds is a once or twice a week treat. Especially my beloved steak with butter and a huge pile of grilled onions, mushrooms, and jalapenos. Been haunting this site a lot, collecting recipes. The hard part is deciding what to make. I have my vital wheat gluten, pea protein crumbles, and the new Shroomeats I haven't tried yet. Looking forward to trying those and also Eat Meati. 🎉

Oh my god this looks amazing, I can't wait to try it! Thanks!

Wow that’s amazing! 🤩

You a genius brother you do with all of us should do with anything in our lifestyle you update the culture when it comes to food for our bodies!! Anything to make us live longer as human beings on this earth is a gods gift never change never settle never go backwards and I don’t care you are one of the few that does not cook with swine And I fuck with that you solidified God bless you

Wow, looks amazing! I'd love to see more stuff with this "steak'ed out" tofu.

I 'm saw excited to see the creativity that goes into replicating a non-vegan to a vegan dish. It really demands love, passion and precision to turn veggies to taste like meat. Thanks for always sharing scrumptious and mouth watering recipes!

While you might not be vegan yourself, you're definitely helping a lot of vegans out here. Thank you 🙏

I haven’t seen this method of cooking tofu before!! Looks delicious!!

Thanks, Sauce, I think this is my fav video so far.

This is how many Chinese prepare their tofu, by boiling it in salted water first before frying 💖 can’t wait to try your method for this steak. I am not vegetarian but tofu is my favorite protein by far and tastes the best to me! 🥰

I ♥ your channel! I am going to have to try this recipe... all I need is the vegemite. Thanks for another wonderful recipe!

"it is good, it is done," 🧡

This looks like a great idea! I will try it!

Love it! Simple and delicious!! 🍃🙏🏻✨

Must say that my wife was not a believer in this recipe, that is until I made it for her....She is now a believer and raves about it......thanx

Please make a video o homemade Marmite. Here in my country is impossible to get. And i have seen some videos. But because i have never tried marmite before, i don't have a reference point. Can you?

If anyone is thinking about making this. Just do it. It’s great. I used a pita to make a gyro. The possibilities with this recipe are endless. I’m thinking beef fried rice , burritos, “just egg” and steak and maybe if you cut the tofu into medium size cubes for kebabs?

Although I eat meat, I find this channel remarkable. Every time I watch a video, my mouth waters. One of the criticisms that is often made to people who eat vegan is that the portions are too small and that we are not satisfied after the meal; you prove us the opposite.👍

You know, this looks better than what I tried. I like how it looks. I bet it tastes great. When I tried making phillys a while back, I used those dried tofu skins from an asian market... in was horribly disappointed with how it came out. The flavor was good but just felt like I was eating flavored rubber.

I'm going to try this over the weekend too.

Looks so good, I can’t wait to try it

I really enjoy tofu and will be trying this very soon! Seems super doable for a home cook. Hellmans is the best vegan mayo and i have tried many. Great channel. God Bless all with peace and love.

I′ll try this recipe once I′m free but with Miso instead of Vegemite. I live in Japan, buying Vegemite online is expensive 😩

Get yeast extract without added salt. As both vegemite and marmite has absolutely insane levels of salt in it. With pure unsalted yeast extract, you decide how much salt you want.

Respect for repping the Vegemite!

I just made this tonight. Flavor was amazing but my tofu came out a little too tough. I think I cut it a little too thin and over-cooked it. Will definitely try again!

Yes!!! Tofu IS the best!!!

I love your videos! AND can't wait to try it this one. BUT I have to comment, as a native Philadelphian. Traditional cheesesteaks do not have green pepper, yet, everywhere else but Philly, they put green peppers on, like its a "thing". Not saying that's bad, but it isn't the Philly way. Cheesesteaks with onions are called "wit(h)" but, again, cheesesteaks are just the roll (good northeast italian roll) steak and cheese. Sure, non-vegan Philadelphians can argue all they want about "whiz" vs "provolone" or even "american cheese." I'm sure it's great with green bell pepper, though.

BOIL!!! Tofu! You are amazing!

It looks delicious 🤤

Saved myself five minutes by thinking for one second. The answer is "no". Moving on

Hello from UK. Great vid and recipe, could this work using a dehydrator for the tofu?

Is this better than the tofu skins for vegan beef?

May try this as a Donner kebab

Hello, Is there a non soy option?

Do you think that tastes like jerky ? Maybe if I baked it part way with a coating sauce ? I used to get a tofu jerky at a local store here that looked like that. I'd love to make it

Want.

This would work great as kebab shaved meat

yummm!

you are so good lol

This looks delicious. It just sucks that everything that tastes great has to be drowned in salt or salty substances

Is this possible in an air fryer? if so, what are the temp/times?

Is there a vegan option on Noom?

To me, Vegemite tastes better; Marmite is more bitter. It amazes me what can be done with tofu!

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This looks so good! Here's a typed up version: 1 block extra firm tofu 1 small saucepan water salt 1 Tbsp Vegemite baking sheet parchment paper olive oil pepper onion powder garlic powder paprika, smoked paprika is best 1 green bell pepper 1 small onion baby bella mushrooms skillet 3 slices vegan chao cheese nutritional yeast Sodium Citrate whisk 1/4 cup water hoagie bun vegan mayo Drain 1 block extra firm tofu, no need to press it. Slice tofu in half lengthwise. Fill a small saucepan halfway with water and salt it. Add 1 Tbsp Vegemite. Bring to boil on high heat. Throw 2 slices tofu in the pot and simmer for 20 min. Get a baking sheet and line with a sheet of parchment paper and grease it with a little olive oil. Slice the tofu as thin as possible crosswise (shorter side) with a knife and place overlayed on the parchment paper lined baking sheet. Preheat oven 350F / 180c, goes faster with convection oven. If no convection, just add a few extra minutes to baking time. Drizzle some coconut aminos and olive oil over the tofu slices. Sprinkle some black pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, and paprika (smoked paprika is best) over tofu slices. Bake at 350F / 180c for 30 minutes but watch it closely! It should be drier and crispy, but not burnt. While that bakes, dice 1 bell pepper, 1 small onion, and some baby bella mushrooms. Heat some olive oil in a skillet and cook the veggies down, seasoning with a little bit of salt (not too much, tofu is very salty as is) and some ground black pepper. In the meantime, let's make the cheese sauce. Put a little water in a small saucepan (rinsed out one from earlier?), enough water to cover the bottom of the pan. Bring to almost a boil, water should be steaming. Add 3 slices of vegan chao cheese slices to the steaming water along with a handful of nutritional yeast and a small handful of Sodium Citrate to keep the cheese in a saucy consistency. Whisk the cheesy sauce with a whisk. The tofu should be done around now. Pull tofu out of the oven and roughly chop while on baking sheet still. Break apart the tofu pieces with hands and toss into skillet with the cooked veggies. Drizzle some olive oil into the skillet and add about 1/4 cup water, enough to cover the bottom of the pan, drizzling water over top so everything steams for 4-5 min. Get a vegan hoagie bun, slice it open lengthwise, spread vegan mayo on it. Top with tofu veggie mixture, then drizzle cheesy sauce over it. Cut in half crosswise for easier eating and admiring the steak-like tofu.

FYI, when I made this, I kept some of the dried strips of tofu and kept them aside. It ends up being the closest thing to turkey bacon I've found. I'm adding liquid smoke to the cooking liquid and making BLTs tonight.

I've done something similar to this to make a vegan bacon and I've gotta say this method works 1000% and does result in some really tasty crispy and a lil chewy vegan meat. Tofu is the best.

i made "steaked" tofu accidentally once while baking tofu trying to get it firmer and a little crispy. i left it in the oven "too long" and at first was upset with the "tofu bacon" i had made, but then i used it on sandwiches (as bacon) for the rest of the week and it was delicious!

Veganism is rising and thriving while carnism is trying and dying! Keep fighting vegan warriors! CHARGE!!!!

That tofu trick has a ton of potential, even if you don't make this particular recipe. Definitely gonna try that!

I had a block of tofu and decided to try this out and wow! I subbed vegemite for mushroom stock concentrate (just something also salty since I’m not sure what vegemite tastes like and didn’t have any on hand) and then skipped liquid aminos because again, didn’t have any on hand. Ended up sautéing with onions and then tossed in barbecue sauce for a barbecue steak sandwich and oh my gosh. So so good. Amazing texture and 100% will make again. Next time with the proper ingredients!

So inspired by this one I immediately got some super firm tofu (no boiling) made a simple meaty marinade, brushed that on, and I'm baking it now. If it works it might be my next video haha!

Super glad you shared this. Have a lot of tofu always and wanted something new to try. May not do a philly cheese, but like a broccoli and beef or some asian style stuff... yum... Also, recommend the high protein tofu from Trader Joe's if you've never had it. 2x the protein, much firmer, almost never breaks apart. At this point it's the only tofu I use.

Thank you for another simple recipe with easily accessible ingredients. If you have any other simple go-to recipes like this, please do share

I just made this the other night, and it's probably the best baked tofu I've ever had. First, boiling it in the Marmite broth really added some umami that I've been missing. For the baking, I've found that that for an oven without convection it takes about double the baking time (60-65 minutes), but the texture is SO MUCH BETTER than any other attempt I've made at baking tofu. One suggestion for a future video: I'd love it if you did a gyro marinade version for both tofu and chick-un.

I’m gonna do this tomorrow. I also boil tofu, but usually to make it firmer like an egg. It never occurred to me to marinate it that way.

I love you! I’ve made a couple vegan versions over the years that weren’t great. This looks amazing! Can’t wait to try this!!

This is so amazing! I love tofu in any form but this technique really seems amazing - I am definitely making these BUT I'll use them in an Asian dish of some sorts. Thanks for always coming up with great ideas for improving all the vegan meat alternatives! . Have a great rest of the week!

This looks so good! Philly cheesesteaks we’re my favorite before going vegan. I’ve made the soy curl kind and those are bomb! I’m excited to try this version too!

Wish you were vegan...

Could we see a video comparison off all your whole cut steak recipes? I'm very curious as to see how they stack up against each other

Thank-you! It's a good alternative to seitan if you want something different. Thanks so much!

Looks amazing, definitely trying this. Btw Noom is a diet

Without even watching Imma guess YES! Tofu is the best 😁✌️ and you for making this!

This could work for meal prep cause I'd assume the dry tofu you get out of the oven would keep for a while... just fridge it and steam it when needed

I need to try this with fajitas. (I did something similar with tofu to make little fake chicken bites in my lo mein last night)

I've made many Philly Cheesesteaks since going vegan - most have been good, but this is truly the best one! Thanks for the recipe!

I got one of those wire cheese slicers for this recipe so I can slice the tofu thin and uniform. It works great.

Excellent recipe! I used it to make myself a Philly Cheese, but I did one thing different that I think lent to a better texture and easier absorption of the broth. That's not to say that the texture of this recipe isn't great. I actually tried them side by side. When prepping the tofu, I froze one of my tofu blocks (undrained in package). It didn't dry out because I didn't drain it until just before boiling it in the "beef" broth which is actually important so that it doesn't over absorb the salt from the brine, but it did absorb the brine more than the unfrozen tofu because it had holes formed by the ice crystals. This meant that the broth penetrated the tofu and I didn't have to add additional flavor when baking. The frozen tofu had a more fragmented striated texture like a rib eye or fattier cut, the unfrozen tofu was similar to a thin cut top round which is generally less fatty and firmer. Try it out and compare! I used the extra leftovers to make a Philly Cheesesteak pizza which used to be my guilty pleasure :) Thank you for your amazing content! The recipes and ideas in your channel have made being vegan/vegetarian a lot easier for me. I come from a family of barbeque (my grandfather and uncles literally built whole hog smokers and would compete at the state fair) and it has taken a long time to ween myself off of meat. If anyone out there is reading this comment and feels stuck in a meat eating rut just know that you can do it. It has taken me almost 4 years to get to this point. First I cut out pork, then red meat, then chicken, then seafood, and now I am fully plant based. A lot of people try to go cold turkey, but human's are generally creatures of habit so for me I went slow and steady so I could really change for good. Good luck and know that I'm rooting for you!

DUDE! This was so freggin good! I just made it and loved it! My tofu wasn't as crispy as yours, so I'll probably add more time to the bake next time. But it really turned out great! I'm from Philly, so it gets my approval. Thanks for the video and I'll definitely do this again!

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I wonder if this can be made to tastes like bacon?

Wow! That looks awesome! When you start out as a vegan, you have your doubts about tofu, but with time passing you understand tofu is amazing 🤩

Wow, this is really simple. I’m trying to incorporate more meatless meals into my diet and have hit a wall with what to do tofu. Will definitely try this method whenever I feel like a steak sandwich.

Sounds super tasty! Does anyone know how to substitute Vegemite? I live in Germany and do not have that

I am not vegan but the price of meat is so high and I have learned throughout the years how to cook semi vegan meals this looks awesome

looks amazing and cruelty free

I was expecting you to use bean curd sheets again, which worked out really well. I'm pretty sure my store doesn't sell Vegemite but I do have some better than bouillon vegan beef paste so hopefully that'll work.

That’s awesome! Never would have thought tofu would work to make a decent steak sandwich! Also love that you experimented with Sodium Citrate

Was going to comment, you definitely look slimmer... Great going..!

Holy shit. Definitely need to prep this so I can have it next time the munchies hit.

My mother no longer eats beef, she used to love beef stroganoff so much but hasn't had it for about 20 years. We used to make it with thin strips of tender beef steak. I wonder if I could use this tofu beef to make a beef stroganoff for my mom. She's 89 years old and I try to make her happy. At her age giving her foods she likes is a pretty big deal. Last time I visited I made her homemade jam and preserves with fresh fruit that used Splenda, so much better than the sugsr free jams in the store. I get mom to freeze and save all of her apple peels so I can use them for their natural pectin. Mom hates monkfruit sweetener so I do have to use Splenda. On my last visit, just for kicks because we were out of real cheese, I made a cheese sauce from oats, nutritional yeast, liquid smoke and roasted peppers. It was a big no, honestly not good. I made chicken-ish nuggets from soy curls, they were OK, but not as good as the plant based nuggets I buy but it was my first attempt. They were edible, especially with the vegan faux chick-a-fillet sauce I made. Next visit I am definitely making Jack fruit pulled pork-ish BBQ. I love your channel, such great ideas, you inspire me thank you!

Hey I've noticed you lost a lot of weight

All your dishes are way too high effort, I'm just gonna eat the raw block of tofu

I am making this today. Just coming off a 3 day fast and have been watching a lot of Food Porn on YT lol Question: I like to do batch prep cooking for the week ahead---can this tofu "steak" be frozen in individual portions ? Also, I can't get marmite or vegemite here. Can I substitute boullion ? I'm not even sure what marmite even IS, but it looks like boullion.

Ingredients: Obvs a bun Extra firm tofu Vegemite / Yeast extract Liquid aminos Olive oil Black pepper Onion powder Garlic powder (Smoked) paprika Green bell pepper Onion Mushroom Pepper Cheese - whatever Bonus Vegan mayo

Cool, writing TOFU. Like SNAFU. Makes me AWOL. YEI. You eat it.

I just recommended this to another content maker. Not this specific video but this idea. I was completely blown away at how good this can be if you make it right. Peppiz, onions, mushrooms, tofu and cheesey whizzzz.. fuhgettaboutit!

Ok, here's a testimony from my carnivore husband. "If that's as good as (that other brand of um-steak), I'll stop buying it and just do the tofu Philly steak."