Can You Turn Tofu Into Vegan Ground Beef?
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- Опубліковано 8 лют 2024
- Do you think you can turn tofu into an amazing ground beef substitute? And the answer is yes!! YES, you can, with the right method and the right ingredients you can transform a simple block of tofu into this versatile and delicious ground beef that’s gonna get you hooked and you won’t want any other type of vegan meat, guaranteed.
And what is more amazing is that from these meat you can make several other recipes, such as lasagna, meatballs, burgers, Bolognese pasta sauce, and pot pies!
INGREDIENTS:
550 g extra firm tofu
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 medium onion, minced
600 ml of veggie broth
FOR THE MARINADE:
1 cube of Veggie Broth
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 teaspoon Marmite
1/2 tsp liquid smoke or 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
1 tsp browning sauce
1/4 teaspoon instant coffee
1 tsp vegan Worcestershire sauce
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon garlic powder
2 tablespoons olive oil or neutral oil
2 tablespoons water
1 tablespoon of tomato paste
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
METHOD:
Crumble the tofu into a bowl, reserve.
In a medium jug, add all ingredients for the marinade, mix to combine the ingredients, add it to the crumbled tofu and mix the tofu and the marinated very well so all of the crumbs are coated evenly.
Spread the marinated tofu into a baking sheet in one single layer
Put the baking sheet in a preheated oven for 25 minutes at 180°C. This time can vary depending on your oven and the tofu you’re using. The crumbs should be dry and a bit hard to the touch, as opposed to soft and moist.
Open the oven once or twice and with the help of a fork, move the tofu around so it browns evenly
In a pot, over medium-heat, add olive oil, when hot add the onions turn into a golden color, add the tofu meat and stir for a minute, then add the veggie broth.
Stir to combine and allow it to cook until the veggie broth has reduced and you see none left in the pot
if you wish to freeze it wait until it’s cold, then separate into smaller portions if desired and put them into freezing bags
The vegan tofu meat can be frozen for up to three months.
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I've seen Thee Burger Dude's recipe but you add your special Chef Jana flair to it! I love when vegan YT creators try to boost one another's recipes; thanks for posting 🙂
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An easy way to add more savoriness to the meat is to use dashi instead of veggie broth. Traditional dashi uses kombu (seaweed) and katsuobushi (bonito fish or tuna that has been dried/smoked and sometimes fermented.) The kombu adds glutamate which is the amino acid (protein) that triggers the umami (savory) flavor in your mouth. Katsuobushi contains an umami enhancer that amplifies the glutamate affect and adds a little complexity to the broth.
A vegan version of this uses kombu and dried shiitake mushrooms (there are two glutamate enhancers - one in meat and one in veggies.) Shiitake is a wonderful replacement for katsuobushi. Often companies will also make packets of dried pellet dashi as this is much more convenient for everyday cooking. So you can buy some of the dried vegan version which would make it very convenient.
This should make this vegan ground beef taste more meaty since the primary focus of dashi is umami.
Hopeful that helps someone.
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I love tofu. I lived in Asia and it’s highly regarded as one of the seven sacred grains (which includes beans). I think all the tofu-bashing is a dairy and beef industry narrative. I saw this happen when I first turned vegetarian in the 1980’s - same arguments, different generation. Anyway, thank you, Jana, for all the wonderful vegan recipes.
Hello my sweet Zana, thank you for your videos. Here is a recipe i worked out, see if yoy like it!
Instead of buying TVP soy mince, I tried to make the bean mince myself, since I had boiled soy beans and frozen them for soy milk. I cooked it like bolognese, it came out like it was tvp, try it if you want. You, as a chef, will improved it
(I'm sorry, I don't remember from which kind person I found the recipe for the milk. But it is 1/2 cup of boiled soybeans with 2-4 cups of water, depending on how smooth someone wants the milk and without straining it. With rolled oats or nuts 1/ 2 cups with 1 liter of water whithout any waste). My love from Greece🥰
Looks great Chef Jana! I had the pleasure of meeting Thee Burger Dude in person a couple of years ago in one of the grocery stores here in Burbank. He's a very cool, down to earth, and kind guy.
add Vegemite 🇦🇺 instead of marmite, not sure where to get liquid smoke ?❤🇦🇺 love your passion Jana and humour
I do a similar recipe and love it - thanks for this
Gotta love the self righteous vegans who think EVERYTHING has to be their way, or you're not really a vegan. They are ridiculous and very immature. I enjoy your recipes and the simplicity you bring to them. Thank you.
Thanks for the wonderfull recipe and thank you for being so wonderfull, you are a delight 😘
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I am anxious to try this - seems like all the ingredients are accessible and easy to find
I think you’re going to like it 🤩
Very nice!
Thank you! :)
Will be trying this soon! I just made the Non-Chicken Parm tonight. I recently found your channel and have also made the Savory Oatmeal and the chickpea bread recipes. Thank you for sharing.🤗
Ooooh, looks awesome, Chef! Looove tofu, so this I will try😊.
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So, you DE-hydrate and then RE-hydrate? Wouldn’t starting with frozen and thawed tofu give you the same texture results?
Gonna try it. Thanks, Jana
Have fun!🤩
It's look exactly like beyond ground meat
Thanks for sharing
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I’ve made it similarly before but I’ve never made a marinade like that before .. I’m definitely gonna try it because I already know it will be good!!!
Oh, you wont regret it! :)
this looks very tasty!
So good!😊
Another awesome video Chef Jana and 😋 recipe (the chef jana version of Thee Burger Dude) and I love 😍 Tofu and I think it's the best meat replacement. Love 🥰 the video and love 💕 Chef Jana.
I’m excited to try this. Does this freeze well, say, after the baking stage? ❤
Love it ❤ I have written the recipe down now..... Jana you made me lol especially .... when you said "oh sit down" I had a fit of the giggles 😂😂 x
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I made this minced tofu as your recipe & it turned out fab so thanks again Jana sending vegan hugs from England 🤗🤗
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What if we don't have an oven? Can we skip that step and go straight to the stove and frying pan?
Can this be stored dehydrated for longer term vacuumed packed?
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Love the recipe and the personality lol!! You’re definitely telling the truth. That’s an alternative to tvp. Keep on going chef!!!
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The ending 😂❤️ Submitted to the burger guy as well.
Does it bind in burgers on its own or do you need any additional binding agents?
I love the burger dude. The yuba beef n cheddar sandwich is amazing.
I have a triple batch of this tofu beef crumbles in the oven right now. I decreased the oil to 1 tbs for the whole batch as I know I will be using some to sauté the onions and garlic before adding the tofu. Going to make some tacos, and the rest is going into a bolognaise sauce.
Sounds great!😊
@@ChefJana everything turned out great! Especially the tacos!
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Can this be frozen after making? Thanks
Thanks for sharing. However, because so many of these numerous additives contain high amounts of sodium, it would be interesting to know how much salt this mixture contains per 100g. Would you know?
Dark soy sauce could do the colouring part I think :)
Possibly!
It's interesting that you used coffee powder as I use cocoa powder, I find it gives an added depth of flavour.
That works wonders too! Clever girl! 😍🤩
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I love your channel Chef Jana. But you already know that. You’re a star. I’d watch any other channel you create. Especially just a talking channel. I’ve been following Thee Burger Dude since he started. But you two do different things.
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I forgot to tell I don't eat oil, the recipe was great whithout, imagine......oily.....
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What if i don’t have this marmite?? Any substitute?? Tnx.
Yeast extract in a jar x
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Awesome! Thank you!😊
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Well I’ll always try!😆😍
Wow, this video is mind-blowing! Who needs beef when tofu can be transformed into the most scrumptious vegan ground beef! Come check me out if you desire a journey into the world of plant-based deliciousness.
Can I still get the same results without adding the olive oil in the first part and then obviously fry pan olive oil cooking too
This looks wonderful and like something my family would really enjoy. Do you think it can be made without the oil? My husband cannot have the oil. Thank you.
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Toooo much oil!!!
Why? I eat vegan meals to avoid meat. I like tofu. I want my tofu to taste and look like tofu. Making it resemble ground beef is an insult to the tofu. It should shine on its own merit. It's fine to crumble and saute and add it to a casserole or something, but it should still be recognizable as tofu. Celebrate the tofu for itself and make it shine, not try and make it pretend to be meat for those vegans who secretly still want to consume meat, but don't for whatever reason. If you are truly vegan, the sight, smell and taste of meat is repulsive. Only carnivores who are delusional and eating fake meats and think they are doing good, buy fake meats and make them. Plants have consciousness too. They scream at the approach of a harvesting machine. To them it's a massacre. Someone talking to them and harvesting gently and prayerfully and thanking them for their sacrifice is OK. They just exit stage left and leave their body. They expect to die. Science has proven that plants have consciousness back in the 60's a bunch of hippies played music and hooked up monitoring equipment to plants. Since too. A life is a life. Plant, rock or animal.
That's quite a rant. There's no need to be so sanctimonious. Vegans can eat what they like as long as it hasn't involved animal cruelty.
Get off your high horse. She could have called it tofu meat but used a term identifiable to non vegans, this makes it easier for those who wish to cross over to a vegan lifestyle some sort of idea of the flavor. The flavor of vegetables is wonderful and adding spices, herbs and flavor enhancers only adds to the wonderful flavors that are available to people. As for vegies having feelings, they are plants, created for man to eat. Don't overdo it, unless you want to starve. Comments like that is what gives veganism a bad name. Lighten up.
I'm a broke carnivore, sounds great to me to slip in a bit of vegan goodness to my family 😂
@@shaza6547 Good idea. You can also add some cooked green lentils to your ground beef recipes to make the meat go further. They're a great source of protein and fibre so will make the dish healthier.
Looks exactly but does not taste exactly 😅 better to call it ground tofu than vegan ground beef. Please…