Just use vegan substitutes for non-vegan ingredients in recipes you already like. Or if it seems particularly difficult, look on YouTube (ie, vegan chile relleno).
Here’s a staple in our house: garlic and black pepper tofu. You can add it to other recipes or use it as is. We make it for thanksgiving as it goes great with mashed potatoes and gravy.
Tear a block of extra firm tofu into chunks (I prefer this to cubing it). Fry it in a pan with no oil, until all the water is evaporated. Then add oil and fry til golden brown. Move all the tofu to one side of the pan, and add some more oil to the empty space. Fry a bunch of minced garlic in that oil til it’s brown, then mix it up with the tofu. Add 5 or 6 good dashes of your favorite soy sauce and remove from heat. Add a generous amount of black pepper (preferably fresh ground). You’ll want to play with the amounts of garlic/soy sauce/pepper, but don’t be afraid to use a lot!
Thanks for the recipe! I’ve done a lot of replacements, but I was more curious about naturally vegan recipes that I may not be familiar with. Will definitely give your recipe a try though!
Ugh, I went looking through food photos to find some of it and came up empty but hungry lol. It did remind me that that tofu recipe goes really well in a Vietnamese or Thai style noodle soup. Lots of fresh basil and bean sprouts, and we like to top it of with some crispy fried wonton wrapper triangles.
Just use vegan substitutes for non-vegan ingredients in recipes you already like. Or if it seems particularly difficult, look on YouTube (ie, vegan chile relleno).
Here’s a staple in our house: garlic and black pepper tofu. You can add it to other recipes or use it as is. We make it for thanksgiving as it goes great with mashed potatoes and gravy.
Tear a block of extra firm tofu into chunks (I prefer this to cubing it). Fry it in a pan with no oil, until all the water is evaporated. Then add oil and fry til golden brown. Move all the tofu to one side of the pan, and add some more oil to the empty space. Fry a bunch of minced garlic in that oil til it’s brown, then mix it up with the tofu. Add 5 or 6 good dashes of your favorite soy sauce and remove from heat. Add a generous amount of black pepper (preferably fresh ground). You’ll want to play with the amounts of garlic/soy sauce/pepper, but don’t be afraid to use a lot!
Thanks for the recipe! I’ve done a lot of replacements, but I was more curious about naturally vegan recipes that I may not be familiar with. Will definitely give your recipe a try though!
Ugh, I went looking through food photos to find some of it and came up empty but hungry lol. It did remind me that that tofu recipe goes really well in a Vietnamese or Thai style noodle soup. Lots of fresh basil and bean sprouts, and we like to top it of with some crispy fried wonton wrapper triangles.
We ended up making this again for lunch, lol.