Vegan grilling guide

If you are vegan it does not mean there is no barbecue for you. Only if you are raw vegan. Otherwise there are lots of tasty recipes for grilling vegan food.

 

There are some interesting tips to follow when preapring veggies on grill

 

* Always start with a clean, oiled grill.

 

* Brush all the sides of the vegetables lightly with sunflower or canola oil. (Save expensive olive oil for drizzling over the vegetables after grilling.)

 

* Grill over a hot fire, but not too hot. Kafka offers the “four-second test” to gauge the temperature: If you can hold your palm two inches above the grill for a full four seconds, but no longer, the grill is ready for cooking.* Leave a little space between the vegetables to ensure even cooking. If the coals begin to flare up, move the vegetables aside and wait for the flames to subside before continuing.

 

* Use marinades to deepen flavours. But don’t leave the vegetables soaking in the marinade for more than a half-hour or so; otherwise they will get soggy.

 

 

For detailed instructions read full article: Vegetarian grilling guide

 

Grilled Corn on the Cob with Chipotle Crema

8 ears of corn, husks on but silk removed

 

Chipotle Crema:

2 canned chipotle chilies in adobo

1/2 cup (125 mL) sour cream (use vegan version with tofu sour cream)

Salt

2 limes, cut into wedges

 

Soak the corn by placing it in a large stockpot filled with water. (Use the kitchen sink if you have to.)

Allow the corn to soak for 20 minutes then remove from water, shake and squeeze tightly to remove excess water.

Meanwhile prepare the crema by puréeing the sour cream, salt and chipotles in a food processor.

Heat the grill to high and close the lid. Wait 15 minutes and lower heat to medium high. Place the corn on the grill rack and grill ears for five minutes. Turn the corn over and grill for another five minutes. Remove from grill and let rest another five minutes, keeping barbecue on with the lid closed. Pull back the husks to expose the corn kernels. Increase the grill temperature to high. Close the grill lid and allow the kernels to char for about five minutes per side, or until they are dark and golden brown on all sides. Remove the corn from the grill.

To serve, slather corn with chipotle crema and finish with a squeeze of lime

What about you? How do you grill your veggies or your favorite tofu?

Where to find great vegan tofu recipes

Who said that tofu has to be boring? These recipes tofu Thai cuisine are tantalizing taste buds. Ideal for vegetarians and vegans, recipes for everything from fried bean curd soup with tofu, noodles and tofu snacks, and great entrees. Try out some interesting tofu recipes.

Soy is so versatile it can be used in both sweet and savory dishes. We, of course, the best of both worlds. The next time you want to buy some soy or tofu, but have no idea how to cook tofu, we should be able to give you some great ideas. 

In Thailand, pumpkin and coconut milk are commonly coupled to a variety of soups, curries, and even sweet dishes. Here combined with a light curry soup that makes for a wonderful vegetarian / vegan entry - similar to those served at your favorite Thai or Vietnamese. 

Healthy and delicious recipes, tofu Chinese curry is prepared from soy milk or cottage cheese curd (tofu). The tofu is sauteed with onions, tomatoes, sauces and spices to prepare Chinese cuisine an incredible surprise, the Chinese tofu curry. 

As a bonus, many of these recipes are gluten free. 

Learn how to make crispy fried tofu, which can be eaten alone or used as a complement to many of the recipes in this collection of tofu. Plus, get a lot of good tips on how to buy, print, and cooking with tofu. 

The most common response we receive from our customers when we mention the tofu is ick, I've tried and tested soft. This recipe for tofu, as all our recipes with tofu, seitan, tempeh and TVP, is very tasty. You can adjust the taste of my water over more or less long marinade or addition. 

Drain tofu of all water and press tofu blocks firmly with a cheese cloth or paper towel to remove excess water. 

A healthy alternative to the typical Avial with vegetables, the recipe for Avial novel soy cheese has a mix of vegetables with tofu or soy paneer. The tofu is cooked in a sauce of coconut and curd as comprising the best enjoyed with rice. If you are wondering what is tofu anyways and what the heck are we talking about don't waste any time and give tofu a chance :)

 

 

Vegan chinese tofu with garlic sauce recipe

I love tofu and there are tons of delicious recipes. Some of them are not vegan but it is so easy to make vegan version out of most of them. Cooking with tofu is easy as you can virtualy use it in any food.

This recipe is for deep fried tofu cubes with garlic sauce. Mmmm. The images are fantastic. The only drawback for vegans is oyster sauce. No problemo. You can use any other sauce you like. The end result will not be the same but it will be great nevertheless. You can use tamari or any soy sauce, chilly sauce or any other vegan sauce. The decision is up to you.

So what will you need?

1 small box of firm tofu, washed and cut into bite-sized cubes (about 10-15 cubes)
1 1/2 tbsp oyster sauce
5 cloves garlic
cornstarch

How do you do it?

1. Take the tofu pieces and one by one, coat them with little cornstarch powder andr oll them in the cornstarch powder.
2. Deep fry the tofu pieces.
3. Fry garlic pieces in wok until golden brown.
4. Add sauce, mix, add tofu pieces.

Here is the image from original recipe (http://www.mijorecipes.com/chinese-recipes/chinese-tofu-with-garlic-sauce/)

 

Check out the source chinese tofu recipe for more details.

 

Do you like this one? Check out some other tofu recipes.

What is Tofu Made Of? - Soy off course

There was a time when I was not vegan. I was totally against it and I didn't care about nothing else but meat. Meat meat meat. What do you say? Tofu? What the hack is that?

What I was missing back then :) I trully had no idea what tofu was made of and to be honest I really didn't care.

But.... now I know. And now I don't care about meat.

So... How is tofu made?

Tofu is made by coagulating soy milk with salts such as calcium sulphate and pressing the resulting curds.

 

I am happy to be vegan. What about you?

Vegan recipe: Breaded Tofu Nuggets

Are you hungry?

Breaded Tofu Nuggets

 

INGREDIENTS:
1 block firm or extra-firm tofu, pressed
1/3 cup soymilk
2 tbsp mustard
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp dried parsley (optional)
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
1 tbsp nutritional yeast (optional)
3/4 cup bread crumbs

 

Nuggets are nice. This is nice vegan friendly recipe.

Read entire article for this tofu dish.

 

How to make Vegan Tofu Stir-Fry

I am glad that I am vegan. I have found so many new delicious foods. Quite often on my menu is vegan tofu stir fry. It's simple and great and healthy thanks to tofu's nutritional values. You can combine whatever vegetable you have in your fridge.

 

What you need
- wok
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil
- tofu (use firmer one if possible)
- paper towels (to dry the tofu)

- sliced vegetables of your choice (onions, carrots, peppers, broccoli, baby corn, mushrooms, bamboo shoots, garlic) 

- marinade of your choice (e.g. low-sodium soy sauce + oyster sauce + cornstarch + rice vinegar) 

- rice or noodles (or any other side dish you prefer)

 

Read entire article about how to make tofu stir-fry.

What do you think? How do you do your tofu stir fry?

 

The History of Tofu

Yeah, tofu is great and vegan eat it all the time. But do you know where it originated? Who is responsible for this delicious protein food?

 

Tofu History

According to one Chinese legend, tofu was invented when a cook decided to experiment by flavoring a batch of cooked soybeans with the compound nagari. Instead of flavored soybeans, he wound up with bean curd.

Earliest evidences of tofu in Chinese diets is a mural incised on a stone slab, where both Tofu and Soya milk appear. This stone is dated around 100 A.D. The first people to write about tofu were Chinese writers somewhere around 900 AD.

At first he tofu started spreading over Asia with the help of Buddhism. Around 750 A.D kento priests who went to China to study Buddhism brought Tofu to Japan.

 

What do you think about tofu?