Tofu Poppers Food

VEGAN TOFU-STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Check whether green bell peppers will stand on a flat surface; if not, trim bottoms to flatten.
• Drain tofu and pat dry. Place in a bowl and mash with a fork until similar to ground beef in texture.
• Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add mashed tofu, cumin, garlic powder, onion powder, and salt. Cook and stir until tofu is golden brown, 7 to 10 minutes.
• Mix 2 1/2 cups water and jambalaya rice mix together in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Stir in the tofu mixture. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer until rice is tender and water has been absorbed, about 25 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Fill a pot with enough water to cover green bell peppers; bring to a boil and then add green bell peppers. Cook until softened but not mushy, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Remove jambalaya mix from heat; let rest for 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork; add 1/2 the tomato soup and stir.
• Stand the boiled green peppers in a square glass baking dish. Scoop the rice and tofu mix into the peppers. Spoon remaining tomato soup over the filled peppers. Place any extra filling around the green bell peppers in the bottom of the baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the tomato soup topping begins to darken and dry, 30 to 45 minutes.

TOFU POPPERS

Steps:

• open tofu packages drain the liquid and pad dry, making sure to squeeze aa much water as u can out of it.
• in a bowl, mash and mix together all ingredients till it looks like lumpy cookie dough.
• once oil is hot, drop in tablespoons in hot grease. try not to over crowd the pan or pot, because they will stick together.
• once browned drain on paper towels and enjoy!
• optional: These are great with duck sauce, you can buy some or use those many packets you have from take out -- yummy!
• vegetarian version: Omit the meat and add red and green peppers finely chopped.

TOFU STUFFED BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• Prepare rice according to package directions.
• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Cut off top of peppers½" from stem.
• Discard membranes and seeds.
• Chop top and discard stem.
• Parboil pepper bottoms in boiling water for 4 minutes.
• Drain well and stand upright in a shallow baking dish.
• Dice tofu into bite-size pieces.
• Stir-fry tofu, onion, and garlic in skillet.
• Add pepper, parsley, and chopped pepper tops.
• Cook one minute.
• Stir in rice, corn, and cheese.
• Pack into pepper cups.
• Bake uncovered for 30 minutes or until heated through.
• Top with extra cheese if desired.
• Enjoy!

SALT & PEPPER TOFU

Steps:

• Drain the tofu, wrap loosely in kitchen paper and put on a plate. Rest a chopping board on top. If you're using a light chopping board, weigh it down with a couple of cans - a heavier chopping board will be sufficient on its own. Leave for 10-20 mins until the cloth feels wet from the excess liquid. Pressing the tofu like this helps to give it a firmer texture once cooked.
• Cut the tofu in half down the centre like a book. Cut each piece into four triangles, as you would a piece of toast, then in half again to give you 16 pieces in total. Mix the cornflour, ground pepper and 1 tsp flaky sea salt on a plate. Gently turn each piece of tofu in the cornflour mix to coat.
• Heat 1 tbsp oil in a wok. Stir-fry the peppers and broccoli for a few minutes, to soften a little. Add the beansprouts and soy sauce. Cook for another 1-2 mins, making sure the veg still has a nice crunch. Drizzle with a little sesame oil.
• Heat the remaining sunflower oil in a large non-stick frying pan and fry the coated tofu for 5 mins on each side until crisp. Serve on top of the vegetables, scattered with the coriander.