Friday, January 26, 2007

tofish n' chips

There was a rumour this would be the recipe this week and I got started early, for once! The recipe calls for slivered almonds then says to grind them, I bought ground almonds to save a step.




I carved out fish shapes free-hand, I tried to make this guy smile. I don't have subconcious desires to eat fish, I just thought it was cute!



Finished fishies on cooling rack:


I made some with small heart shaped cookie cutters. They're more like "nuggets." The leftover tofu from the cutouts can be used for a tofu scramble later, or a stir fry.


Made tartar sauce with nayonnaise and a tiny bit of relish:


This is something I'm going to make again and again and again. They taste like the Zoglos tofu cutlets, because I didn't use the kelp the recipe called for. Baked some potatoes and sweet potatoes, squirted it with lemon....mmmm. I spent many of my childhood summers on the Gaspe coast eating cod fish, so this was sentimental.



ETA:
I made most of mine thin and a couple thick, the thick ones weren't as yummy because there was too much plain tofu taste. Know what I mean? I can't remember the measurements, think about how much plain tofu you want to taste when you're cutting it up!

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Faux Fish!

We haven't done too much in the way of "faux" here, which is a nice way to represent veganism. However, sometimes it is nice to give the faux a chance. I've been interested in mocking it up fish-style and I've found 2 recipes that might be of interest:

Vegan Faux Fish Cakes

Tofu Fish Sticks


And here's a recipe for vegan tartar sauce, if you swing that way!

Vegan Tartar Sauce by Eric & Lynn.
This one tastes better than the commercial version and doesnt have any eggs or egg yokes!


1 tablespoon of lemon juice
4 tablespoons of pickle relish,
2 Tablespoons of finely chopped onion, or onion powder or garlic powder to taste.
One tablespoon of vinegar.
Blend with 1 1/2 cup of Nayonaise or Eggless Mayonaise.
Let sit for awhile to blend the flavors.

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