Tofu Turkey I

Name: Tofu Turkey I
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 135 grams diced celery; 2 teaspoons dried rosemary; 4 grams dried sage; 2 teaspoons dried thyme; 2 kgs packages extra firm tofu; 3 sprigs fresh rosemary; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 1 teaspoon honey mustard; 2 Tbsps miso paste; 96 milliliters chopped mushrooms; 96 milliliters chopped mushrooms; 5 Tbsps orange juice; 1 teaspoons orange zest; 1 red onion, finely diced; 10 servings salt and pepper to taste; 109 milliliters sesame oil; 600 milliliters prepared herb stuffing; 58 milliliters tamari

Tofu Turkey I might be a good recipe to expand your main course recipe box. This recipe serves 10. Watching your figure? This dairy free, lacto ovo vegetarian, and vegan recipe has 277 calories, 20g of protein, and 12g of fat per serving. If you have miso paste, mushrooms, orange zest, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

Line a medium sized, round colander with a cheese cloth or a clean dish towel.

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Cheese

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Cheesecloth

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Colander

Place the crumbled tofu in the colander.

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Tofu

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Colander

Place another cheese cloth over the top of the tofu.

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Cheese

Tofu

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Cheesecloth

Place the colander over the top of a bowl to catch the liquid.

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Colander

Bowl

Place a heavy weight on top of tofu. Refrigerate the colander, tofu and weight for 2 to 3 hours.

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Tofu

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Colander

Make the stuffing: In a large frying pan saute onion, celery and mushrooms in 2 tablespoons of the sesame oil until tender.

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Sesame Oil

Mushrooms

Stuffing

Celery

Onion

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Frying Pan

Add the garlic, sage, thyme, salt and pepper, rosemary and 1/4 cup of the tamari. Stir well; cook for 5 minutes.

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Salt And Pepper

Rosemary

Garlic

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Thyme

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Add prepared herb stuffing and mix well.

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Stuffing

Remove from heat.

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a cookie sheet.

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Baking Sheet

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Combine 1/2 cup sesame oil, 1/4 cup tamari, miso, orange juice, mustard and orange zest in a small bowl; mix well.

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Orange Juice

Orange Zest

Sesame Oil

Mustard

Tamari

Miso

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Bowl

Remove the weight from the tofu. Hollow out the tofu so that there is one inch of tofu still lining the colander.

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Tofu

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Colander

Place the scooped out tofu in a separate bowl.

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Tofu

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Bowl

Brush the tofu lining with a small amount of the miso seasoning. Scoop the stuffing into the center of the tofu shell.

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Stuffing

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Tofu

Place the leftover tofu on top of the stuffing and press down firmly. Turn the stuffed tofu onto the prepared cookie sheet. Putting the leftover tofu side of the "turkey" (the flat side) down. Gently press on the sides of the "turkey" to form a more oval shape.

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Stuffing

Whole Turkey

Tofu

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Baking Sheet

Brush the tofu turkey with 1/2 of the oil-tamari mixture.

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Tamari

Whole Turkey

Tofu

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Place the sprigs of rosemary on top of the tofu. Cover the "turkey" with foil.

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Rosemary

Whole Turkey

Tofu

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Aluminum Foil

Bake for one hour. After one hour, remove "turkey" from the oven and remove the foil. Baste the "turkey" with the remaining tamari-oil sauce (reserving 4 tablespoons of sauce). Return "turkey" to oven and bake another hour or until the tofu turkey is golden brown.

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Tamari

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