There are two types? which is the best? along with great recipes if possible? I am changing my diet to a healthier vegetarian type diet- maybe some fish on occasion, not quite certain yet. I would love a few tried and tested recipes that you find delicious. We are beginning our lives together as a new couple and we both wish to change to a healthy diet for life.
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Thank you kindly and any other recipes or info appreciated. Congratulations and a happy, healthy life to you dear folks. I LOVE extra firm tofu for just about
any recipe that would call for meat. I am a vegan so I use NO animal products.
Great recipes? Well, all you have to do is get out your handy dandy cookbook and simply substitute firm tofu for the meat in the recipe. For example, we love ribs and sauerkraut in our family. My husband is northern German so he KNOWS what excellent ribs and sauerkraut taste like! As a Scandinavian, I also love ribs and sauerkraut. We would simply cut the extra-firm tofu in the shape of ribs (think the McRib shape at Mackey D’s). Next, we marinade the "ribs" in a vinegar-sweet-sour marinade (1/2 cup apple cider vinegar mixed with with 2 tablespoons vegan pork flavoring, 1/4 cup brown sugar and 1 cup water) overnight. To this marinade I add juniper berries, 1 small chopped onion and capers.very northern European taste!
After these "ribs" have marinaded in the sweet-sour vinegar, they are fried to a golden brown in canola oil, after I have drenched them in unbleached white flour on all sides. When the ribs have fried to golden brown on all sides, I place them in a large, ovenproof casserole on a bed of sweetened sauerkraut (I mix a large can of sauerkraut with 2 tablespoons brown sugar). I place this ovenproof casserole in the oven to warm, 300 F for 25 minutes.
The marinade then is made into a gravy with cornstarch added slowly as a thickener. Heat the marinade in a saucepan until it is hot. Add the cornstarch and whisk constantly until thickened. (You may want to add 2 tablespoons cornstarch to 1/4 cup water first before you add it to the cooking marinade).
Serve the sauerkraut-rib casserole hot with fried potatoes and onions, the gravy, beans and soy bacon cooked together and for dessert? Apple strudel with vanilla sauce (soymilk based), of course!
Anyway, you can make almost ANYTHING in any cookbook that calls for meat with extra firm tofu. Experiment! You both will
be healthy for many, happy years and love
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