Thursday, December 20, 2012

how to: make tofu scramble

ingredients: 

  • tofu
  • olive oil
  • vegetables of ur choice. suggestions: tomato, cucumber, avocado. (i suggest more light/crunchy, breakfast/lunch type vegetables, not the kind of vegetables you would put in a stir-fry. also, don't put too many in, the tofu is more important)
  • toffuti cream cheese
  • optional: things to flavor the tofu like soy sauce, chilli paste, or whatever you like. don't use too much
instructions: 

  • chop/dice tofu as finely as possible. you don't need to crumble/"scramble" it yet though.
  • chop vegetables
  • put some olive oil in a pan and heat
  • add tofu to the pan.
  • while it is cooking, bash it up with a large thing of your choice, to try crumble the tofu as it cooks. it tastes better when it is very crumbly.
  • add more olive oil. add flavor if you want. cook until golden brown
  • if any of your vegetables need to be cooked (try avoid using too many of these, if you must use any at all), add them when you feel the tofu is 3/4 done
  • when the tofu is done add the vegetables
  • add some little clumps of toffuti with a spoon. this may sound strange, but it is very good and makes a big difference. but not 100% essential. adding similar-sized clumps of avocado is also nice.
  • put it in a bowl
  • mix all the ingredients as if shuffling a deck of cards, so that none of the original groupings of ingredients remain - this way it is a true scramble.
notes:

  • the idea is to aim for a kind of light, crisp taste that would be suitable for breakfast, but this is a very good dinner too.
  • perhaps as a side beverage you will enjoy a japanese beer with a similar light/crisp quality, or a sweet glass of juice 
  • this recipe and method is self-taught

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