Scrambled Tofu With Tomatoes, Scallions and Soy Sauce
- Total Time
- 15 minutes
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Ingredients
- 2tablespoons neutral oil
- 1½cups chopped tomatoes
- Salt and ground black pepper
- 1pound firm tofu, drained
- ⅓cup sliced scallions
- Soy sauce
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Preparation
- Step 1
Put the oil in a deep skillet over medium heat. When hot, add the tomatoes, sprinkle with salt and pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until their juices release and they begin to dry out slightly, 5 to 10 minutes.
- Step 2
Crumble the tofu with your fingers and add it to the pan along with the scallions. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the tofu is heated through and dried out a bit, 5 to 10 minutes. Serve, drizzling with soy sauce at the table. Note: To make Scrambled Tofu With Corn, Tomatoes and Basil, use olive oil instead of neutral oil and reduce the amount of tomatoes to 1 cup. Substitute ¾-cup corn kernels for the scallions and stir in some chopped fresh basil before serving. Skip the soy sauce and drizzle with a little more olive oil at the table if you like.
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I've made a variation of this recipe for 30 years. I sautee diced onions (white) in butter or margarine and add the crumbled tofu. Along with granulated garlic and a red spice like cajun seasoning or paprika, the spice that really accents the dish is nutritional yeast - a yellowish, flavoring agent found mostly in health food stores. It gives the scrambled tofu a very nice taste. I love to put this on toasted bread with a slice of veggie Canadian (Yves) bacon and eat it as a sandwich. Yum.
I've loved this recipe and make it several times a week currently. My favorite addition is to throw some spinach in there to give this some more 'oomph' and it's a delicious and healthy addition - the soy sauce really brings out the best of the spinach too!
It also works great using any leftover vegetable side dish, rice and beans, or other cooked grains/veggie dishes in place of the tomatoes/scallions.
Add cumin and turmeric
I fried green onion in the oil before adding the other ingredients to give it another oomph. I also add a little chili oil for a kick.
Started by sauteeing onions, then added tomatoes. Added garlic. After about 10 minutes, added tofu and scallions. Cooked for a couple minutes then added red pepper flakes and soy sauce. Mixed and took off heat and served.
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