Best made with:
West Africa Peanut Curry with Roasted Tofu
- Comfort Food
- Medium Firm Tofu
- Ethnic Cuisine
Ingredients
Ras el Hanout Roasted Tofu
1 pkg | Sunrise Medium Firm Tofu , 1 inch dice |
2 tbsp. | Ras el Hanout Spice |
2 tbsp. | vegetable oil |
2 tsp | salt |
West African Peanut Curry
2 cups | onions , diced |
1 tbsp | vegetable oil |
½ tsp | cayenne pepper |
1 tsp | curry powder |
1 tsp | fresh ginger root , peeled and grated |
1 cup | carrot , diced |
2 cups | sweet potato , diced |
4 cups | vegetable stock |
28 oz | canned diced tomato |
1 cup | smooth peanut butter |
½ bunch | spinach |
1 cup | scallions , chopped |
salt and pepper to taste |
Directions
- Preheat oven to 425 F
- Dice the tofu into 1 inch cubes
- Place in a bowl and toss to coat with vegetable oil, ras el hanout and salt.
- Place seasoned tofu on a parchment lined baking sheet and roast for 20 to 30 minutes until crisp and golden. Remove from the oven and set aside until ready to use.
- To prepare the curry, sauté the onions in oil until just translucent.
- Stir in the cayenne, curry and ginger.
- Add the carrots and sauté a couple more minutes.
- Mix in the sweet potatoes and stock.
- Bring the liquid to a boil and then simmer until the vegetables are tender.
- In a blender or food processor, puree approximately ½ of the soup vegetables with the cooking liquid and tinned tomato.
- Return the puree to the pot. Stir in the peanut butter until smooth.
- Add in the Ras el Hanout roasted tofu and stir.
- Add chopped spinach or collard greens. Cook to wilt the greens. Stir in scallions.
- Season with salt, pepper to taste.