Autumn Tofu Hash with Crispy Sage
Yield: 18 Breakfast entrée portions
Ingredients:
- 10 lbs Reser’s® 5/8” Diced Potatoes, fried until golden brown, 3-4 minutes at 350°F (71117.94504)
- 3 cups Ghee or Avocado oil
- 6 cups Sweet potatoes, peeled, diced, and roasted
- 2 cups Yellow onion, diced, sauteed, and cooled
- 2 cups Leeks, diced, sauteed, and cooled
- 5 each Delicata squash, halved, seeded, sliced, and roasted at 400°F for 7-9 minutes
- 4 lbs Firm tofu, cut into slabs, drained, and pressed overnight
Spice Blend
- ½ cup Nutritional yeast
- ¼ cup Kosher salt
- 2 Tbsp Sweet paprika
- 1 Tbsp Garlic, granulated
- 1 Tbsp Turmeric
- 2 tsp Black pepper, 28 mesh
Crispy Sage and Sage oil
- 60 each Sage leaves
- 2 cups Extra virgin olive oil
Per order
- 1 ½ oz Ghee or avocado oil
- 8 oz Reser’s Diced Potatoes, diced, fried, and seasoned potato
- 3 oz Sweet potatoes, roasted
- 1 oz Yellow onion, sautéed
- 1 oz Leeks, sautéed
- 3 oz Tofu, seasoned, seared, and diced
- 6-7 slices Delicata squash, roasted
- Kosher salt and black pepper to taste
- Green onions, sliced for garnish
Directions:
- Heat a flattop griddle to 350°F.
- Mix all the ingredients in the spice blend and set aside.
- Fry the Reser’s Diced Potatoes until golden brown, shake off excess oil, and season with ¼ cup of the spice blend.
- Keep the seasoned potatoes at room temperature.
- Heat olive oil in small saucepot, and add sage leaves. Stir to keep them from sticking while they crisp in the oil.
- Remove crispy sage leaves from oil to paper towels and season with Kosher salt.
- Cool oil to room temperature and set aside for plating.
- Rub tofu slabs with oil, season liberally on both sides, and grill 3 minutes per side.
- Set on a rack to cool, then dice, and keep refrigerated until ready to use.
- On the heated griddle, add the ghee, roasted vegetables, and tofu. Grill for 5-6 minutes.
- Place onto a warmed plate, top with crispy sage leaves and sliced green onions, and drizzle the plate with the sage oil.