Easy tofu rice bowl recipe - vegan and high protein

I love tofu but a lot of people don't know how to cook with it. So I wanted to create a really easy tofu recipe for you that's very tasty, yet hassle free. It can be made in one pot, so there is less washing up required, a total win win! This recipe is also a great base for a buddha bowl. I think tofu is one of the most misunderstood vegan ingredients. It doesn't have a lot of taste on it's own so the flavour really needs to come from the seasoning and ingredients. And you don't need to fry it to death either to make it more exciting. I think the easiest way to understand tofu is by moving away from using it as a meat replacement and expecting it to taste like meat. See it more as a healthy protein source that's low in fat. For me tofu is either a healthy vegan protein that's added to a tasty dish and therefore mixes with the other flavours and absorbs flavour this way (like in this rice bowl dish). Or you can also use it as a great healthy protein-rich base and mash and mix it with other ingredients like in a tofu scramble.

INGREDIENTS (3-4 portions):

• Block of extra firm tofu
• 1 onion
• Handful of sun-dried tomatoes
• 1 tsp minced garlic
• 3 tbsp tomato paste
• 1-2 tbsp soy sauce (unsweetened)
• 1 tbsp sweet chilli sauce
• 1 tsp miso paste (optional, recommended)
• 1 stock cube
• 150g white basmati rice
• 750ml boiling water

METHOD:

Finely cube a block of extra firm tofu (the smaller the cubes the better, so they will absorb flavour better). Then finely dice 1 onion and finely chop up a handful of sun-dried tomatoes (I recommend getting rid of some of the oil first - a kitchen towl works well with absorbing the oil).

Then add some oil into a pan (you can even use the excess sun-dried tomato oil) and sauté the tofu, onion and 1 tsp of minced garlic until the onions has softened and ever so slightly browned.

Now add all other ingredients to the pan, including boiling water (I am too impatient to let the water boil in the pan, so I always boil it in the kettle, which saves me a few minutes cooking time) and the the sun-dried tomatoes.

Cook for roughly 15 min or until the rice has cooked properly.

Stir occasionally in order not to burn your tofu rice bowl.

Serve with a nice green salad on the side. Enjoy!

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[PYsKitchen]

Tofu rice bowl very healthy and looks really delicious with all that sauce! ☺️ 👍

[gladysconde]

Thankyou, excelent, another recipe of tofu, l love it😋

[tryingveganwithmario]

Dang! Ya'll are eating good 🤤🤤 Great channel!