Never Liked Tofu Try This Recipe
Mexican Tortilla Tofu Stack for 12 servings
This has a Mexican flavour and is a tasty nutritious dish for any one keen on a healthy lifestyle and optimum nutrition. It may just change your mind on tofu if you’ve never quite been able to get into it.
Firstly, make the sauce:
Tomato Chilli Sauce
2 cans tomato puree 16 oz (425g) each
2 tsp ground cumin
1tsp oregano
1tsp ground coriander
1tsp sea salt
2tsp dark muscovado sugar ( unrefined sugar)
1/2tsp hot chilli sauce or to taste
Juice of 1 lemon
Combine all the ingredients in a pot and gently simmer as you prepare the other ingredients
Tofu Mixture
2 large onions
2 green peppers
4Tbsp exrta virgin olive oil
2lb (1 kg ) approx tofu firm or soft
2tsp sea salt
Freshly ground pepper to taste
12 corn tortillas
2 cans 3oz (85g) each corn (or use the same amount of frozen corn)
Tomato Chilli Sauce
1 cup grated cheese
Chop the onion and green pepper and sauté these in a large pot or pan in oil on a medium heat
As this is cooking drain and crumble the tofu
Add the tofu and seasonings to the onion and pepper mixture and continue to cook until some of the liquid has evaporated.
To assemble the whole stack, lay two tortillas on the bottom of a medium-sized oval casserole dish so they overlap as little as possible.
Spread 1/3 of the tofu mixture over these, then 1/3 of the drained corn over the tofu mixture.
Place two tortillas on top repeating the process twice more so there are three layers of everything.
Sprinkle the cheese on top and bake uncovered at 350F/180C/ Gas Mark 4 for 30 to 40 minutes. Until it is hot right through the stack
Serve with a green salad and steamed brown rice
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Nancy