Tofu Scramble
I N G R E D I E N T S
1 pack firm tofu
1 red onion
3 cloves of garlic
1 bunch of kale
1 tomato
1 bell pepper
2 jalapeno peppers
Olive oil
4 tbsp nutritional yeast
1 tsp black pepper
1 tbsp salt
1 tsp black salt, if you have it
1 tbsp cumin
1 tbsp chili powder
1 tsp cayenne
1 tbsp turmeric
1 tsp coriander
1 tsp crushed pepper flakes
2 tsp smoked paprika
I N S T R U C T I O N S
- Put the block of tofu on a plate. Put another plate on top of the block of tofu. Put a stack of your old undergraduate physics textbooks on top of the second plate (it is very important that they are physics textbooks). This is called pressing tofu; it is important because tofu absorbs more flavor if you squeeze the liquids out. Leave this aside for now.
- Chop up all your veggies. Toss the onion, garlic, and some olive oil into a skillet over medium-high heat. Cook until it smells nice.
- Toss in the rest of the vegetables. Cook until it smells nice again. Think about your undying love for kale.
- Push all the vegetables to one half of the pan. With your hands, crumble the tofu into the other half.
- Add the spices to the tofu. A note: If you think you've used too much nutritional yeast, you need to add another huge heaping spoonful.
- Mix the spices in with the tofu. Add some more oil to the tofu side to help mix the spices and so it browns nicely later on.
- Mix everything together and let it sit in the pan for a few minutes until the tofu starts browning on the bottom.
- Turn off heat, mix it all up again; serve with avocado, vegan sausage, hash browns, cliantro, waffle fries...