I never ate tofu until you came along and showed us it’s versatility! Now I love it…❤Thank you.🙏🏻

Made the entire recipe for dinner tonight, it was delicious. After 9 months of grieving the loss of my husband, I decided to start eating a plant-based diet again. Glad I came across your posting. Every bite was delicious. I’m looking forward to the next couple of evenings for left-over dinner. Yumm

I love tofu and prepare it very often. I saw a Chinese cook on KZfaq explain why Chinese freeze their tofu before using. Freezing tofu causes the water inside to expand, forming ice crystals that create tiny holes in the tofu. Once thawed, these holes are left behind. This gives the tofu a texture that soaks up marinades and sauces even better than its fresh counterpart. I do it all the time know!

I count going vegan one of the best decisions I've ever made. 8 years in, still learning and loving finding new recipes. TY!

I've been following you since I first went vegan over 3 years ago and think you're by far one of the best out there & I've watched pretty much every video of yours, but for some reason I particularly enjoyed this one - humble, authentic, gorgeous kitchen (as always), subtle humour, ASMR, your emphasis on reducing waste, down to earth realistic home cooking with the added bonus of professional knowledge, plus a Frankie-feature is always a delight... You're great Derek, don't ever stop what you're doing (as long as it makes you happy of course) 🌱💚

80% healthy, 20% wicked is a pretty good design for life ; ) Food looks great. Thanks for posting : )

I cool my vegetable cooking water and pour over herbs in garden as liquid fertilizer. 😊

Oh man... everything you make for us looks beautiful and tasty! Hope Frankie keeps you sane.

I'm not a fan of tofu presses myself. On an unrelated note, I'm making lion's mane (or monkey's head, as we call it down here) mushroom steak basically once a week, and it's all your fault. Keep up the good work, and greetings from Southeast Asia 🤟

I love the idea of the stuffing-like crust on the tofu. Thank you for sharing.

Absolutely loved this one and 100% agreed that there’s no need to get a tofu press! 🙏🏻

i personally freeze a bunch of firm tofu before hand as prep, i love the texture so much

In Japan, tofu taste different from here in the U.S. they are much sweeter and creamier. I wish people taste those.

Never stop flexing the tongs, nothing will ever go wrong 👌🏻👨🏻‍🍳

Chef Sarno, due to health issues, I've been considering switching to a plant based diet & I want to say "thank you" for sharing your expertise with people.

I know he's a pro so his skills in the kitchen are no surprise ...The amazing thing is how wicked amusing his videos have become... just love it.

“Just me,” you are just awesome. Made this tonight. Yummmmm. Every element was so comforting. And I grew every vegetable component in the recipe so it felt that I had celebrated my vegetables in the best way possible. I made half your quantity and I still have mega leftovers. Something to look forward to tomorrow. Love your recipes. Thanks so much.

We are a vegan family and we want you in our kitchens!!😂

Just found you Derek,am inspired thank you as I live alone here in uk.Cooking after loss has been a journey too so I scale your recipes down just for me,organic and home grown herbs makes such a contribution.My body and mind gradually coming back to a fresh new me.thanks again.🎉

This looks great! Plus I have all the ingredients on hand. Thank you, I love your content. 👍😻

you did it again man. mind blown. thanks a million.

Looks yum. I go through times I don't want to cook just for myself. I have my young son, but there's a lot of things he won't eat. Thanks for inspiring me with new things to cook .

❤ Frankie❤

I recently started my plant based journey and i am so happy to have come across your channel. You're a true inspiration and i just cannot thank u enough for the amazing high quality content you produce. Thank you Derek!!!

Dog is so cute

Thanks for the new video Derek ! Perfect for these cold January days.

This was simply outstanding! I’ve been a vegetarian for a whole three days, lol. And this channel is convincing me that it’s going to be amazing.

Oh my - every element is perfectly done. Wish you had a restaurant! 😋🤤 Frankie's loving it too 💚

This meal looks incredible, Derek!! Definitely going to try this roasted tofu recipe (and all the rest, YUM!). Frankie warms my heart with her love of tofu…I love it too, Frankie.

Frankie’s coat is so shiny and silky! You feed her good! Dinner looks AMAZING 🤩

i always eat tofu, LOVE it. But I have never roasted the whole blocks like this. Definitely gonna try this. Looks delicious and so dang easy! And I do sheet pan veggies and mashed potatoes all the time. This just might become a regular goto meal. Thanks!

That looks amazing! I'm thinking that topping would be great layered into the tofu.

That is one beautiful meal! But it’s not even close to how beautiful that Frankie girl is!! ❤️

Now I’m hungry!!! This video is a keeper.

@Derek Sarno I'm going to make this tonight as I have all the ingredients, except sherry. Can organic red wine be substituted or should I just ignore that step? I hope you realize how much we all appreciate you and we're so grateful for all you teach us. And, most important, hugs to Frankie.

Looks amazing Chef! Thank you for sharing this easy technique. I can not wait to try

I LOVE that you cook the tofu in the oven, freeing you up to work on the side dishes. Addition of the crust brings the crisp texture without the labor and mess of frying. THANK YOU!

Liked your video for the carrot tip alone. No more raw carrot chunks flying across my kitchen. Thank you!

Looks Fantastic!

Derek's right, this will change your life! I made this for an elevated Sunday dinner and it was fantastic! The gravy is to die for and will be a staple in my freezer. That panko crust with the fresh herbs was mmm, mmm, good! I can see using it on other dishes like as a crunchy topping for Mac n Chz. It wasn't hard, but a little time/effort - but totally worth it for a true chef inspired meal! Thanks!!

❤the way u cook....

Far king awesome!! That looks sooo good! Massive thank you & to Frankie! 🙏🏽💚🌱 & loved the Elf reference!

Looks banging

OMG... looks soooooo yummmmm. Thanks for the recipes, ideas, and tips! You're the best!

Looks wonderful and definitely something I can do 👍 (yep nothing wrong with being easy) Always great to see you and Frankie 🖤

You are one of the very few people I've seen use the knife tip technique for cutting broccoli to prevent floret mess and waste. THANK YOU.

🤩 WoW! Look like Christmas!

The tong clanging makes me giggle every time! ! 😂

LOOKS AMAZING! ❤️ I WANT TO COME TO YOUR HOUSE FOR DINNER😊

Yup easily found my new favorite channel. ❤🎉

Wonderful! I know you aren't looking for anymore kitchen ‘stuff’ but personally, an air fryer was a game changer for cooking tofu. Less oil, cooking time and no spatter on a cook top. Just sharing an idea.

Looks so Beautiful and so yummy! You always make it looks so effortless ❤️❤️I have learned so much from you! Thank you

Beautifully put together video and the meal looks great! I'll be trying this one soon. Thank you for keeping it simple but tasty.

Great recipe!!! I live in a mountain town in Japan and next door is a mom-pop shop that makes tofu. One of the types of tofu that has no water since it was made each morning. We use rice starch and panko and deep fry the tofu and do the mashed potatoes and veggies. Another recipe we make is tofu hamburg (meat loaf). But Japanese often use fish stock in nearly everything and call it vegan :-)

Even the cute furbaby was licking his lips, lol! Looks delicious! 😘🥰❤️😍

I add a head of garlic to the boiling potatoes. Takes the pungency away and flavours the potatoes beautifully

👍💚 Nice, Derek. Thank you. Your full-plate meals are so inspiring.

That’s so cute and awesome how you give your Pup little taste tests too! 🥰🥰🥰🥰

I love tofu....but have not thought of this crust. Will be trying this for sure. Maybe even tonight!!!

I have been eating vegan for almost 3 weeks as part of my church fasting. I am doing the Daniel Fast and I have to say, I feel GREAT! I love to cook, but this looks like a lot of work for one person. I may try this recipe, it looks fantastic!

Looks spectacular and I've learned a lot of things new today - but I've been using a tofu press for 17 years and I realize after watching you that I'm pressing the heck out of it - and making it much thinner than it needs to be! I'm going to press with my hands from now on so I have thicker, juicier slices - thank you!

beautiful!

Your meals always look so delicious 🌱

A feast! Looks absolutely delicious 😋

Welcome back man, we’ve been missing you last few weeks! One of our dogs been missing Frankie real bad too! 🥵she gets super worked up every time she’s on camera.

My mouth is watering watching this - my sort of food. Looking forward to the next one. Thanks

I really love your channel. Thank You so much very much for putting so much heart and inspiration into your cooking. You have me truly inspired to spend so much more time in the kitchen these days. It is truly a joy and a pleasure to learn from you. .

Derek thank you so much for telling people about the broccoli stem. It's magical...it's the marrow of the vegetable world and I love it.

I just discovered your channel and can't stop watching your videos, they've already influenced how I make some of my dishes.

Greetings from Northumberland 😻 I'm a life-long vegi/vegan who's never even heard of one of these ingredients, the crispy thing. Commercial vegi food was excellent in the 80s, but it's nasty now. Thank you and your beautiful hound for the inspiration 🥰❤️

You are the reason I bought a pestle and mortar. I love it!! I want to be that person you give your leftover dinners to😍

Also how sweet are you to share the food with a guy who has a wife and baby at home 🥰🥰🥰

So refreshing to see a straightforward, common sense video! Most uploaders are try-hards, tbh. I too am a minimalist on the gadgetry and am all for easy, healthful meals. I utilise all the stems too, and some of the boil water to make soup or gravy. The only thing i don't use is tofu, even tho I'd have loved to, because I'm never sure which ones are GMO - all those labels and certificates are eye-wash, anyway.

Love your recipes and videos...vegan chef not afraid of flavour! I cannot live all raw, no oil or spices.

Looks amazing

Looks amazing 😋

Just found your channel. Love it

I salivate after every presentation 🙏. Thank you and Ms. America💜

I really appreciate you Derek for all the gorgeous, easy vegan meals you prepare for us. They all look yummy and delicious! This one is similar in ingredients that we used to call a 'boiled dinner' in England!! Then, many years ago of course we had meat instead of Tofu, I always hated meat when I was a kid so what a joy it is being vegan for the animals and myself. Love Frankie, I can see he eats very well, his coat is so shiny!

That all looked SO fabulous! The garlic butter, I could have died! We learn so much from techniques to spices and flavor profiles, you got it covered!! Thanks, we enjoy your videos!! Kisses to the beautiful tofu loving Frankie!!

Looks wonderful. Again, so loaded with cooking ideas and techniques I hadn't considered.

THANK you for the recipe with the crust ... you answered a prayer of mine ... 🎉🎉🎉

It. Was so much fun to watch you cook! You’re a very cool Guy!

Seriously Derek! I am researching unrelated topics for work at the moment, but I see this on my KZfaq feed staring at me, so I pop in for a quick glance as the dish looks phenomenal at a glance and irristable after seeing the ingredient list and technique, so good. I was given a fresh block of tofu that I planned to cook later in the week, it won't wait that long now. Your dish looks magiclly delicious! Bravo and thanks a bunch.

Man! Suddenly I’m not so sick, coming home from the mainland, with a cold😄 What a chef! Glad I bumped in to your videos! Aloha✌️

I love that you just start! I love the variety you bring. I love that you make things I have never thought to make. I can go on and on. I found you about to days ago and I can. Not. Get. Enough!!! I’m honestly sad I didn’t find you sooner 😢

Your dog is lovely! And your videos are super inspiring! Keep up.

I’m super happy I went Vegan, for so many reasons. Your recipes are so straight forward but not boring. Just love this way of life. 🤟🏻

Everything you make is 'droolingly' delectable.

I'm new to your channel and I love it! Thank you for showing us new tasty ways to eat vegan! And a big hug for Frankie!

A Labby is a chef’s ego’s greatest companion 😂 Watch that confidence grown! Loved having my Benj watch me cook

This recipe was like thanksgiving dinner! Made this tonight and it was so delicious, the tofu was really amazing and im not a huge tofu fan. Really loved following along and trying something new. Ive never cooked such a big meal before so it was really fun to test myself and push my limits as well as learn some new cooking techniques. Thank you for your great videos!

So pleased to find you, every thing is delishious, you are so very enjoyable to watch, & easy & calm to listen to, thank you very much ,lm an 80 yr old female loving your videos .😂

How come that I have just discovered your YT channel? Finally someone who elevates vegan food. Can't wait to watch your other videos!

I made this yesterday, and my tip is to not bother with the crusting. Just make a stuffing on the side - will save you tons of work and headache and is just as good!

Frankie, steal me a bowl of that dinner please! What a great meal. All those herbs❤❤❤

I love my tofu press! Call me crazy, but the texture of tofu is so much better after it’s been frozen. I will definitely be cooking this dish.

I'm going to make it one day for sure. What I love about this recipe is how plentiful it is and filling, you have carbs and protein, healthy veggies, tofu etc. And it looks delicious!! Love plant based food, cheers Derek! 🙏

Oh my gosh, your videos are beyond fabulous. I could be your GRANNy, so some to. Barcelona and give cooking lessons to the folks here. I have been Vegetarian for a very long time but(SORRY), began to eat fish when moving to the med. Only eat fish about once a month. I have been a professional cook and had two bakeries, one in Argentina and one ins Spain. You cook circles around me. Can’t wait to make this recipe for TWO people. THANKS SO MUCH for such inspiration. The Buddhists concept of life is so true and clean, although I have known them to be meat eaters???? Go figure. Anyway, it is a wonderful way to live.

16 years vegan and I love tofu. You have provided fresh inspiration.