Tofu Spinach and Nut Stew

Katie and Richard cook this all the time - it is healthy, filling and full of good protein. Lots of flavour. A great vegetarian meal and easy for midweek cooking.

Pictured: Tofu Spinach and Nut Stew

1 tbsp light olive oil
1 small red onion, finely chopped
3 celery sticks, finely chopped
1 small red capsicum, finely chopped
3 – 4 garlic, finely chopped
4 cm piece ginger, grated
2 ½  tbsp curry powder
A pinch of chilli powder (optional)
1x 400g tin diced tomatoes
1 litre vegetable stock
2 bay leaves
3 tbsp nut butter – organic peanut butter, almond butter or cashew etc – a mix of any
1 packet firm tofu, cut into 2cm cubes and lightly fried
200g of dark green leaves – i.e. spinach, beetroot leaves, kale
½ cup coriander leaves, lightly chopped

In a casserole pot add the oil with the onion, capsicum, and celery and “sweat” them gently – i.e. once sizzling lower the heat as low as possible and put the lid on for 5 – 10 minutes  ( this will trap all the flavour and will not brown the vegetables either).

Add the ginger, garlic, curry powder and chill powder is using, and stir for a minute as it becomes fragrant.

Add the tomatoes and bay leaves, reduce the tomatoes a little for a few minutes to enhance the flavour.

Add the stock and bring to the boil – stir in the nut butter to incorporate.

You can cook the recipe up to this point and refrigerate til required. Bring back to a simmering temp again.

Add the pre-cooked tofu, spinach, coriander and season the dish to your liking – check for salt as the nut butters may contain some.

Serve with steamed brown rice.

Serves 8

Comments

[Gareth]

Alright. I just cooked this last night, It was DELICIOUS! An instant classic. Very easy to prepare but so much fun to play with. I used cous cous instead of brown rice and had some baked bread rolls to soak up the goodness. I used crunchy peanut butter which gave great texture. I decided to fry the tofu in sesame oil and added sesame seeds at the end which gave the dish an excellent hint of japanese. The best for me was going to town with spinach leaves and coriander and next time i'm going to go to town with different leaves, added at different times for effect. Highly recommend, thanks guys.

G