OMGoooood. That's what this dish is. Flavor on top of flavor and it's easy to make! Have you tried Chipotle's Vegan Sofritas yet? Well, not to be a snob, but mine are better! :)
Mountain Man and I did an actual taste comparison… we took a Chipotle sample home and, side-by-side, let our taste buds have a party. No, we didn't get the blindfolds out! Here's the result: Chipotle's were, of course, WAY TOO SALTY in comparison. The texture was different, maybe better… I'm not sure how they get their tofu to be chewy but that was nice. Mine is a lot softer. I also left my tofu a bit more chunky that theirs, which is supposedly "shredded" but, really, it's just mashed up. Another difference is that I used red bell peppers in addition to green and that added a perfect touch of sweetness to compliment the heat. Overall, the flavor is very similar (if you can get past all the salt of Chipotle's) but mine definitely tasted fresher and lighter (no oil!) and I really like the color of mine better, too. So there you have it. An honest to goodness taste testing with no bias involved (well, maybe a little).
I didn't get fancy and roll my sofritas in a burrito or even make a taco. I just warmed up some corn chips and piled it on top, added some nacho sauce and—shut the cantina door! A Mexican dish to
Ingredients:
- 15 oz extra firm tofu (one block, doesn't have to be exact weight)
- 1 large red bell pepper, diced
- 1 large poblano pepper, diced
- 1 medium sized sweet onion, diced
- 3 TBS tomato paste (see recipe note below)
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed and minced
- 2 tsp cumin powder
- 1 TBS smoked paprika (or ¼ tsp liquid smoke flavor)
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1-2 tsp chipotle hot sauce (or any hot sauce you like and to taste)
- juice of ½ lime
- dash of salt (optional)
- Squeeze as much water from your tofu as possible and cut into 1" cubes.
- Water sauté the onion and peppers until soft.
- Add remaining ingredients and stir well to combine, adding a bit more water as needed to prevent sticking.
- Cook on low heat until everything is hot, breaking up the tofu a little (or a lot, your choice) as you go.
- Serve over corn chips or in a taco shell or however you like! I added some yumtastic, vegan nacho cheese sauce that I found a quick and easy recipe for from Jill at Simple Daily Recipes. Video here: VEGAN NACHO CHEESE SAUCE, OIL FREE (p.s. this recipe makes a TON of sauce, so cut it in half or share with your friends!)
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| This is the paste I use. You can find it as most health food stores or online at VitaCost.com |
Serves 4. Enjoy!
Healthy trails,
Healthy trails,
