This was the first tofu recipe I've ever tried and I loved it! I left out the corn and didn't add any extra water so that it was thick. I highly recommend this to anyone who is experimenting with tofu.
This is a delicious vegetarian recipe but uses way too much water. I used half the amount called for and then added uncooked elbow macaroni during the last 12 minutes of cooking.
I froze my tofu (been in the freezer for a while). Defrosted it in a pot of boiling water for a few minutes. Took it out and it was a tougher consistency--like grd turkey or beef. Added fresh minced garlic (3 cloves) added some red and green bell peppers with the onions and celery. Didn't have corn on hand. I chopped up some carrots very finely diced and threw that in the pot too. I sauteed all the veggies for a while in some EVOO to get it nice a soft yet crunchy. You don't have to brown the tofu just mix it spices. I added more chili spice (probably tripled it) added a dash of hot sauce a dash of garlic powder freshly ground black pepper and a hint of mrs dash hot and spicy. Didn't want it too spicy but enough flair to go on. Mixed all that up in the tofu. It won't change any color...so if seeing the white bothers you try marinating it in some tomato sauce or something. I didn't care it was white. Poured the tofu in the pot and let it boil for bit 5-8 min and then simmered. I didn't cook it for the time stating (1 hr). Thought that'd be too long plus I needed a meal quick. Served this with turkey hotdogs for the family. MMMM mmm mmm. Leftovers the next day are superb! Try this recipe.. simple.
This was quite soupy and should be used that way. I liked it enough to make again as a soup. I may also experiment by omitting all that water.
I too had to add much more chili powder and some chili flakes because we love our chili "Hot". I also added some sliced carrots green peppers and red peppers to give an alround meal. I took the advice of others and only added enough water to barely cover. I also added some green lentils to give it substance. If some people find this chili too watery add some rice to it which will soak up the moisture. All in all it is a good chili and easy and quick to make.
We made this for dinner the other night and having read the other reviews used way less water - only about 1/2 cup. Other than that we followed the recipe exactly and it was delicious. We enjoyed it just as much the second night.Great for those who think they don't like tofu. Don't leave out the corn - it is essential to the flavour.
This is a great base for the recipe. I didn't use celery (don't like it) and dumped in a lot of cayenne pepper and some Asian curry powder. After all the warnings I used only about 2 cups of water and waited forever for it to simmer enough. My grumble is that the "broth" isn't very thick. It's still really tasty though!
I took tips from others such as adding more chili powder garlic cumin and bell peppers. I didn't have any corn to add and I added less water it really didn't need too much. My chili turned out fantastic!
Instead of using the water called for I added some leftover spaghetti sauce I had on hand which gave the soup the thicker consistency and full tomato flavor I was missing the first time I made it. Also added a liberal amount of garlic powder and twice as much chili powder to kick it up a notch;)
Will not use this recipe again I had to add many more spices way too much water very bland.
