tofu-nut balls.
(ha, i said nut and balls)
ingredients.
1/2 c uncooked brown rice
1 c water
2 T soy sauce
1/2 lb firm tofu, mashed
1/2 c ground walnuts, almonds, and cashews (i used perhaps a 2:2:1 ratio here....improvise!)
1/2 c bread crumbs
salt to taste
directions.
1. cook the rice (i use a rice cooker...just follow the package).
2. preheat the oven to 350F.
3. put the soy sauce, half the mashed tofu, and about 3/4 of the rice in a blender or food processor. blend to a thick paste (this sounds really gross, but just go with it).
4. put the remaining tofu and rice in a medium bowl and add the blended mixture, the nuts, and the breadcrumbs. taste for salt.
5. form the batter into 1-inch balls and bake on a greased cookie sheet for 30 minutes.
i ate these (really quickly) with lots of ketchup!!
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| next time i'm doubling the recipe. |
nice, i just got into trader joe's meatless meatballs (which are, let's be honest, just BALLS). i'm going to make this tonight!
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ReplyDeletei did double the recipe, but i forgot to use all of the cooked rice. thus, my balls were sort of... droopy. they didn't hold their shape as nicely as the above picture, but they tasted soooooo incredible. they were quite crusty on the oatside and very tender in the middle. winner, winner, tofu dinner! thanks for sharing!
yay!!! i'm so glad you liked it! i had to try really hard not to eat all of them in one go. good call on doubling...i thought it was kind of strange that the recipe called for 8 oz of tofu when they come in like 14 oz packages....what an awkward amount. i thought about eyeballing it and almost-doubling all the ingredients, which i will probably do next time to avoid the really awkwardly sized tofu brick currently occupying a tupperware. that and there will be more to eat!
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