Delightful scrambled tofu without the faff
Now there are lots of recipes for scrambled tofu, you can even buy some ready made from the supermarket (which is delicious however at over £3 I decided to make my own using 99p tofu from Aldi.) This is a tried and tested recipe in my household and is one that I get requests from my partner and kids often.
This recipe was born out of my desire to create things from scratch, being money conscious and also because not all of us have access to ingredients such as Kala Namak (a kiln fired black salt that has pungent eggy smell). This is a recipe to invoke that perfect Sunday brunch feel that you could make in a pinch without worrying about having all the ingredients. As always, you can throw anything you like into these scrambled eggs, that's half the fun of recipes is making it your own - I've raided the fridge and put in facon lardons, onions, peppers, spinach, cheeze and even chorizo before. This makes it a fun and interesting scramble every time.
No Fuss Scrambled Tofu
Ingredients
1 tbsp vegetable oil
200g extra firm tofu (I use Aldi for 99p BARGAIN)
½ white onion, finely diced
1 bell pepper, finely diced (I lean toward, red, orange or yellow for a sweetness)
2-3 cloves of garlic, finely diced or crushed
½ tsp turmeric
1 tsp cumin
½ smoked paprika
splash of plant milk
salt and pepper, to taste
1 tsp of vegan butter (optional)
handful of spinach, roughly chopped/torn (optional)
½ small bunch of fresh parsley, chopped (optional)
Method
Heat the oil in a frying pan/wok over a medium heat and gently fry the onion and peppers for 8 -10 mins.
Stir in the garlic, turmeric, cumin and paprika and cook for 1 min.
Roughly crumble the tofu into the pan, keeping some pieces chunky. You can mash this with a fork in a bowl if you prefer, but I like getting my hands dirty (and also less washing up!)
Fry the tofu for 3 mins. Raise the heat, then add the plant milk and vegan butter and spinach (if using) until the spinach has softened.
Fold the parsley through the mixture and season to taste.
Serve with buttered toast, an oven bottom muffin, on the side of a full english breakfast with ketchup (as above), or in a tortilla with hot sauce, sour cream and cheeze for a delicious breakfast burrito (as below), if you like.
Please do let me know if you give this a go, it's taken me a year to perfect this recipe, it's so versatile and a family favourite.
Blessed be,