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Sweet Potato Tofu Hash

Easy sheet pan meal. Top it with pickled onions and other sorts of toppings (fried egg, poached egg, cilantro, hot sauce, feta, ketchup, sour cream, ...).

First enjoyed with Chris.

Ingredients Step
Set racks at 1/3 and 2/3, and preheat oven to 425 degrees. Line 2 sheet pans with parchment.
2 red onions Thinly slice half of one onion. Chop the other onion and a half into ½-inch pieces
thinly sliced onions
2 T. apple cider vinegar or lime juice
½ t. chili powder
salt		 Toss onions with vinegar in small bowl to make a quick pickle.
2 blocks extra-firm tofu, dried and cubed
16 oz. sweet potato (likely 2-3), cubed
4 T. cornstarch
2 t. chili powder
salt (3 t?)		 Toss gently until well-coated. Then add more oil (2-4 T?) and toss to coat. Spread in a single layer across 1.5 sheet pans.
2 red bell pepper at ½-inch dice
red onion at ½-inch dice
2 rosemary sprigs
4 T olive oil		 Toss. Season with pinch of salt. Spread next to sweet potatoes and tofu. Roast on top rack until vegetables are tender and the tofu is crisp, about 30-35 minutes.
2 cans black beans, rinsed (1 c. from dry) Stir everything from sheet pans with the beans into a final hash dish. Serve with pickled onions.

Source: Ali Slagle (NYT Cooking)

Sweet Potato Tofu Hash was published on 6 November 2024.

Recipe uses: tofu, sweet-potato, red-bell-pepper, rosemary, black-beans

Curried Tofu Crumble in Pita Bread

Makes about 3 cups / 3 sandwiches.

Ingredients Step
1 carton firm tofu Crumble into cloth. Gather ends and twist to remove moisture. Turn into a bowl.
1/4 t. turmeric
juice of 1/2 lime
a few pinches of salt		 Toss with tofu.
2 T. oil
1 heaping T. chopped ginger
1 jalapeno, seeded and minced
1 serrano, seeded and minced
1 heaping T. chopped garlic		 Saute over medium heat for 2 min or less -- just until garlic begins to color.
2 onions, finely diced
1.5 t. ground cumin
1/4 t. cayenne
1/4 t. turmeric		 Add. Cook, stirring occasionally, until onions soften.
2 Roma tomatoes, seeded and diced Add. Raise heat; stir and cook until the tomato juice has disappeared.
Lower heat and add tofu. Cook until tofu is heated through.
1/2 t. salt, or to taste Season to taste.
3 T. cilantro, chopped
1/2 t. masala spice (optional)		 Sprinkle atop.
pita or chapati
yogurt (optional)
chutney (optional)		 Serve hot or at room temperature, with chapati or pita.

Source: This Can't Be Tofu

Curried Tofu Crumble in Pita Bread was published on 22 August 2023.

Recipe uses: tofu, ginger, pita-bread, roma-tomato, cilantro, yogurt

Ginger Sesame Marinade

Slice and thoroughly dry the tofu before applying marinade.

Ideally the marinade sits on ~1 lb. of tofu cut into ¼"-thick slices for at least 30 minutes (possibly in a gallon bag or even on the baking sheet), but you can also dip and then cook the tofu dominoes right away.

You can grill or bake the tofu (bake it on parchment for easier cleanup). Cook it until it is as dry as you prefer. You don't need to turn baked tofu while cooking, but you absolutely can.

Ingredients Step
2 T. tamari
2-4 t. maple syrup
2 t. sesame or walnut oil
2 t. vegetable oil
1 T. ginger, finely grated
1-2 cloves garlic, finely grated
1 T. rice vinegar (optional)		 Mix marinade.

Ginger Sesame Marinade was published on 22 August 2023.

Recipe uses: ginger, tofu