Pasta with tofu
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Ingredients

For two servings:

  • 100 g of smoked firm tofu
  • 3 knacks (Strasbourg sausage). If you want to keep it vegetarian, you can use veggie sausages instead.
  • 120 g of pasta (“Piccolini”, mini panne rigate)
  • 200 g of tomato paste
  • Some double-concentrated tomato paste
  • Spices: cumin, curcuma, smoked paprika, MSG, salt, pepper, coriander, garlic, cayenne pepper
  • Garnishes: Parmesan cheese, basil, olive oil

Steps

Frying the sausages and tofu

  1. Cut the three sausages into roughly 2 cm long pieces.
  2. Cut the tofu (100 g) into allumettes (thin short strips).
  3. In a pan, add some oil (e.g: canola oil) and start with the sausages.
  4. After a couple minutes, add the tofu and the spices.
  5. Cook until the tofu is firmer, somewhat crispy on the outside.
  6. Take off the heat and add the tomato paste (200 g).

Cook the pasta

  1. In a pot, add 1 liter of water, add some salt and bring it to a boil.
  2. Add the pasta (120 g) and cook until cooked to taste.

Assembling

  1. Put back the pan with the sausages and tofu on the stove on low heat.
  2. Transfer the pasta with a spider skimmer to the pan.
  3. Add some concentrated tomato paste.
  4. Depending on the sauce thickness you want, add some of the cooking water or let it reduce for a few minutes.
  5. Serve with a spray of olive oil, some grated parmesan and basil on top.
Cut the three sausages into roughly 2 cm long pieces. Cut the tofu into allumettes (thin short strips). In a pan, add some oil (e.g: canola oil) and start with the sausages for a couple minutes.
Cut the three sausages into roughly 2 cm long pieces. Cut the tofu into allumettes (thin short strips). In a pan, add some oil (e.g: canola oil) and start with the sausages for a couple minutes.
After a couple minutes, add the tofu and the spices. Cook until the tofu is firmer, somewhat crispy on the outside.
After a couple minutes, add the tofu and the spices. Cook until the tofu is firmer, somewhat crispy on the outside.
Take off the heat and add the tomato paste (200 g).
Take off the heat and add the tomato paste (200 g).
In a pot, add 1 liter of water, add some salt and bring it to a boil. Add the pasta (120 g) and cook until cooked to taste.
In a pot, add 1 liter of water, add some salt and bring it to a boil. Add the pasta (120 g) and cook until cooked to taste.
Transfer the pasta with a spider skimmer to the pan.
Transfer the pasta with a spider skimmer to the pan.
Add some concentrated tomato paste. Depending on the sauce thickness you want, add some of the cooking water or let it reduce for a few minutes.
Add some concentrated tomato paste. Depending on the sauce thickness you want, add some of the cooking water or let it reduce for a few minutes.
Serve with a spray of olive oil, some grated parmesan and basil on top.
Serve with a spray of olive oil, some grated parmesan and basil on top.