Vegetarian Chili Recipe Tofu

This dish is inspired by the texan classic chili con carne with the ground beef replaced by tofu.

Vegetarian chili recipe tofu. Add the minced chili pepper cumin and brown sugar then cook 1 min with stirring. Continue to sauté everything until the tofu begins to dry up a bit about 5 minutes more. Tofu is made from soy milk that s pressed into blocks in a process that s very similar to cheese making.

Add tofu cumin hot sauce and salt and pepper and saute until crisp and lightly browned 10 min. Add in the onion green pepper garlic 1 cup of mushrooms 3 tablespoons of chili powder salt pepper 1 4 teaspoon of cayenne and 1 2 teaspoon of cumin. I didn t have any tofu so made it without.

First what is tofu made of. What does tofu taste like. What s in vegetarian tofu chili recipe.

Tofu vegetables and beans in a tomato sauce. Finely dice the tofu then add it to the mixture then cook until golden brown about 8 10 min. I substituted a whole can of chick peas 540ml for the kidney beans and used a whole can of diced tomatoes 796ml instead of 1 2 3 cups for 4 servings recipe.

Add fresh parsley and basil to taste if desired. In a large pot saute the tofu in the 3 tablespoons of vegetable oil over medium high heat for about 3 minutes. Drain the beans rinse them and drain again.

Add the chili powder cumin paprika ancho chile powder and cayenne. Boil reduce heat and simmer 45 to 55 minutes. Add the onions and saute until soft and translucent about 6 minutes.