Any ideas on how to make a marinade to make pressed tofu taste like ham?
The one store nearby that sold vegetarian ham flavored bouillon closed so I have been trying to make ham flavored tofu using maple syrup, cloves, and tamari sauce but is there a better mix of seasoning for a ham flavor?
I made a tofu bologna once using coriander, ginger, fennel and molasses but I didn’t write down the blend I used and now I can’t replicate it. Any ideas for bologna or hot dog flavor?
A tiny bit of Liquid Smoke would probably help.
***Very ***tiny. A little goes a surprisingly long way, and “a little” is probably less than you think.
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I’ll stress this point. When I say “tiny,” I mean tiny. Even one drop might be too much, so dilute one drop with water, and gradually add to taste.
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Thanks. Didn’t find Liquid Smoke so going to try Smoked Paprika and/or Lapsang souchong tea.
Perhaps, use collard greens - they have an uncanny pork-like flavor & smell when well cooked.
It should be near the BBQ sauces, probably on the top shelf.
Does anyone have a recipe for making ham taste like tofu? 
Leave it in a warm, damp location for about a week.
My lapsang souchong tea tofu is marinating. I’ll grill it tonight. I used some excess broth (the tea, brown sugar, tamari, some red pepper flakes) to re-constitute dehydrated “Soy Curls” (much better than TVP) and the results were awesome but more like barbeque pulled-pork than the ham flavor I’m after. Thanks for tip on Liquid Smoke - I’ll check it out ASAP.
Collard greens! Weird. Must try that.
Surprisingly few tofu-flavored hams are for sale. Those pork aficionados don’t know what they’re missing.
Take a large ham, place in a pan of cold water and bring to boil.
After boiling for 30 minutes, remove outer layer of skin, score fat and brush with honey.
Bake for 30 minutes in a high oven.
Remove half the meat; set aside the remaining half
Blend the meat together with oil to form a paste, with salt and pepper to taste
Baste onto tofu and leave to marinate overnight.
Dump in trash, eat remaining half of ham.
The tea was a bust on the tofu. Too mild.
I might try Bacon Salt. It’s vegetarian and Kosher.
