Tomato and Tofu Pasta Recipe
Tofu is often associated with dishes of Asian origin; however, here it stars in a very European pasta dish with spaghetti and a wonderfully spiced tomato sauce that features loads of Hendersons relish!
Servings 2 Servings
Calories 745kcal
Ingredients
- 285 g Extra Firm Tofu 10oz
- 1 Medium Banana Shallot 35g
- 2 Garlic Cloves
- 2 tablespoon Cooking Oil
- ½-1 teaspoon Dried Chilli Flakes
- 75 ml Hendersons Relish ⅓ Cup
- 250 g Tomato Passata 1 Cup
- 1 teaspoon Dark Brown Sugar
- 175 g Dried Pasta 6oz (I use spaghetti)
- ¼-½ teaspoon Salt Plus Extra for boiling pasta
Instructions
- Drain the tofu, then crumble it onto some kitchen paper to soak up as much liquid as possible.
- Peel and dice the shallots as finely as you can.
- Peel and dice the garlic as finely as you can.
- Bring a 20cm or 8" saucepan of generously salted water to a boil (I use 1½ teaspoons in a pan this size).
- Heat a 30cm or 12" frying pan over a medium heat and when it is hot, add the oil and fry the shallots for 1-2 minutes to soften. You want to do this without adding colour. If the shallots begin to brown, reduce the heat a little.
- Add the garlic and cook for another 30 seconds.
- Turn the heat up to high, add the tofu and fry for 4-5 minutes, stirring continuously.
- After the tofu has been frying for 2 minutes, add the pasta to the boiling water and cook as per the instructions on the packet. This should be around 8-10 minutes until it is al dente.
- Add the salt, chilli flakes and Henderson's relish to the tofu and cook until almost all of the relish has been absorbed by the tofu.
- Pour in the tomato passata, add the dark brown sugar, reduce the heat to medium and cook until the pasta is al dente.
- Drain the pasta (reserving a little of the pasta water), add the pasta to the tofu sauce, stir it through the sauce and add the reserved pasta water as required.Then serve immediately.
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Nutrition
Serving: 1 | Calories: 745kcal | Carbohydrates: 100g | Protein: 32g | Fat: 29g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 24g | Sodium: 1010mg | Fiber: 16g | Sugar: 13g
