14/06/2026
When you make tofu from scratch you can adjust the texture to be flaky like this and you can flavor it any way you want!
Dried soybeans are super cheap- and you are left with a ton of soybean pulp that you can use to make veggie meatballs or falafel.
It’s a great way to get get cheap protein regardless of your diet.
✨Here’s the recipe for Flaky Chicken Flavored Tofu ✨
1 1/2 cups dried soybeans
10 cups water
2 sheets dried soy skin
20 grams magnesium chloride
1 tsp sea salt
1 tsp sugar
2 tbs vegan chicken bullion (flavoring)
✨Method:
-Soak soybeans overnight
-Rinse the soybeans
-Add half to the blender with 5 cups water, blend until smooth
-Strain pulp using cheesecloth or nut milk bag
-Set pulp aside for another recipe
-Repeat for the rest of the soybeans
-Bring soymilk on medium heat and crumble in the dried soy skins
-Let the milk sit on the stove for about 5 to 10 minutes until a skin forms, use a spoon to break it up into pieces. Repeat a couple of times so you have more layers.
-In a small bowl add the magnesium chloride, salt, and sugar to about 1/4 cup of water to get it to dissolve After the soymilk has simmered for at least 30 minutes at the magnesium chloride mixture.
-Stir, remove from heat, add a lid at let it rest for 10 minutes.
-Line a tofu mold with a cheesecloth and scoop in the tofu. In between scoops add in a sprinkle of the vegan chicken flavoring
-Press the tofu for 30 minutes.
-Save the leftover whey to use in soups
Your flakey chicken flavored tofu is ready to use