If you need a dish that requires a savoury mince, like my samosa recipe (see my lamb samosa recipe ). This will allow you to use a block of extra firm tofu and turn it into soy crumbles.
Take a block of extra firm tofu and 2 tablespoons of soy sauce.
take the tofu out of the packet and pat dry.
Now to crumble the tofu – either by cutting it into small chunks and using a fork to manually mash the cubes into a bread crumb like texture or use a food processor and blend the tofu into a bread crumb like texture.
Now pour the crumbles into a dry frying pan and heat gently, stirring all the time for about 3 minutes to dry them out.
Now pour over about 2 tablespoons of soy sauce and stir the mixture over a medium heat.
continue to cook until the crumbles start to caramelise slightly
They are now ready to use in a recipe as cooked mince.
At this stage I would now add my spices I wanted for the recipe.
So if it were Indian samosas I would add a selection Garam masala, cumin and tumeric, if it were a cornish pasty I would add some rosemary and thyme and then continue with the recipe .
Savoury plant based mince from extra firm tufo
Equipment
Ingredients
- 240 g extra firm tofu
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
Method
- Take a block of extra firm tofu and 2 tablespoons of soy sauce.
- take the tofu out of the packet and pat dry.
- Now to crumble the tofu – either by cutting it into small chunks and using a fork to manually mash the cubes into a bread crumb like texture or use a food processor and blend the tofu into a bread crumb like texture.
- Now pour the crumbles into a dry frying pan and heat gently, stirring all the time for about 3 minutes to dry them out.
- Now pour over about 2 tablespoons of soy sauce and stir the mixture over a medium heat.
- continue to cook until the crumbles start to caramelise slightly
- They are now ready to use in a recipe as cooked mince.
- At this stage I would now add my spices I wanted for the recipe.
- So if it were Indian samosas I would add a selection Garam masala, cumin and tumeric, if it were a cornish pasty I would add some rosemary and thyme and then continue with the recipe .
Nutrition
(All nutritional information is based on third-party calculations and should be considered estimates. Actual nutritional content will vary with brands used, measuring methods, portion sizes and more).