Sunday, November 14, 2010

Shiny Happy Tofu Scramble



I realize that tofu scramble is pretty much the most prosaic thing one can post on a vegan cooking blog - especially during Vegan MoFo, when people are producing veganized Beef Wellington, Coquilles St Jacques, and lord knows what else - but this humble breakfast staple turned out so well that I was inspired to share. Its particular deliciousness may have had something to do with my having very little in the way of supplies: what there was wound up in the pan. Since all I was really going for was workmanlike sustenance, the fact that it turned out so very yummy was an unlooked-for bonus. Anyway, it made us feel shiny, happy, and full, and I guarantee that it will do the same for you!

Shiny Happy Tofu Scramble

Ingredients
~ 1 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
~ 1 large onion, finely chopped
~ 2 stalks celery, diced
~ 2 carrots, diced
~ 1/2 large red bell pepper, small dice
~ 1 tsp. each: salt, dill, smoked paprika, marjoram
~ A few generous grinds of black pepper
~ 1 lb. extra firm tofu, drained and mashed
~ 1/4 -1/3 cup nutritional yeast

Directions
~ In a large skillet, saute the onion and celery in the olive oil over medium heat, about 2 minutes.
~ Add the carrots, bell pepper, and seasonings, and cook another 2-3 minutes.
~ Add the mashed tofu, combine thoroughly, and cook about 5 minutes more, until any liquid has cooked off.
~ Stir in the nutritional yeast, raise the heat to medium-high, and cook another 10-15 minutes, stirring every couple minutes or so. You want a crust to just begin to form on the bottom, at which point you mix it all up and let it happen again.
~ Serve hot with toast, home-fries, or whatever else you like for brunch; this also makes great leftovers, if you actually have any!

7 comments:

  1. No such thing as too many scramble recipes! :) I have that tofu illustration on my phone and use it as a wallpaper every now and then, I wish tofu actually looked like that, heh.

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  2. Agreed; except that if it did look that, we wouldn't have the heart to mash it up and eat it!

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  3. Agreed! Never too many recipes!! And... your tofu pic is soo cute I want to cry ^_^

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  4. oh YUM...I am reading this while eating cold cereal and soymilk hoping that the other grown up in the house makes some coffee soon.
    I WANT SCRAMBLE!

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  5. There's something to be said for the classics... and this sounds delicious! ;)

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  6. I just really love the idea of shiny happy tofu!

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  7. This is so tasty! I loved it.

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