Tried and true vegetarian recipes

[AOII Angel]

My husband and I used to cook a lot...now we have a personal chef that brings us food on Mondays. We're lazy. Anyway, we loved to make baingan bharta, an Indian eggplant dish. You add sriracha to taste to make it as spicy as you want it (not Indian, but we liked it hot!) http://www.manjulaskitchen.com/2009/...arta-eggplant/

We also are huge tofu fans. Get firm tofu and slice it thick. Place it on paper towels and press it out with a sheet pan weighted down with heavy cans to get out some liquid. Pan fry it and serve with spicy teriyaki sauce (Target makes a good one.) I usually reserved two slices to cut up and mix with a boxed Pad Thai mix. They are pretty decent. Instant vegetarian meal.

[DeltaBetaBaby]

Originally Posted by AOII Angel

My husband and I used to cook a lot...now we have a personal chef that brings us food on Mondays. We're lazy. Anyway, we loved to make baingan bharta, an Indian eggplant dish. You add sriracha to taste to make it as spicy as you want it (not Indian, but we liked it hot!) http://www.manjulaskitchen.com/2009/...arta-eggplant/

We also are huge tofu fans. Get firm tofu and slice it thick. Place it on paper towels and press it out with a sheet pan weighted down with heavy cans to get out some liquid. Pan fry it and serve with spicy teriyaki sauce (Target makes a good one.) I usually reserved two slices to cut up and mix with a boxed Pad Thai mix. They are pretty decent. Instant vegetarian meal.

Also, curry paste and a can of coconut milk...throw in the tofu and anything else you feel like.

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby

Also, curry paste and a can of coconut milk...throw in the tofu and anything else you feel like.

Thai tofu...yum.

[DeltaBetaBaby]

Originally Posted by AOII Angel

Thai tofu...yum.

It took me a LONG time to figure out how to work with tofu to avoid crumbling, sogginess, etc., but it's worth it! Sometimes I dry fry or bake it for a while first, and someone tipped me off that a brief stint in the microwave also works.

I'm not even a vegetarian, I just lean in that direction. OP, have you checked out Meatless Monday? There are lots of ideas over there. Also, I love epicurious for recipes. The community over there is pretty knowledgable, so if you read comments on the recipes, they generally tell you what variations work and such.

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby

It took me a LONG time to figure out how to work with tofu to avoid crumbling, sogginess, etc., but it's worth it! Sometimes I dry fry or bake it for a while first, and someone tipped me off that a brief stint in the microwave also works.

I'm not even a vegetarian, I just lean in that direction. OP, have you checked out Meatless Monday? There are lots of ideas over there. Also, I love epicurious for recipes. The community over there is pretty knowledgable, so if you read comments on the recipes, they generally tell you what variations work and such.

We did a brief stint as vegetarians and now eat meatless twice a week. Tofu is very versatile when used right. I LOVE it. We haven't mentioned squeezing out the water then marinating it in whatever you want since it is a sponge and will take up any flavor.