Description
This is a vegetarian take on a classic Italian recipe, usually made with chicken. The lemony white wine sauce is rich, tart and delicious. Serve with Rice Pilaf or Potatoes.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 14oz Brick Tofu
- 2 lemons, zest and juice one, slice the other
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley, finely chopped (reserve some for garnish)
- 1 can quartered artichoke hearts
- 2 tbs capers
- 1/2 cup dry white wine*
- 1 cup vegetable stock
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tbs extra virgin olive oil
- 1 cup flour
- 1 egg, beaten**
- 1 tsp red pepper flakes, more if you like it spicy
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Slice the tofu into 1/2 inch wide rectangles and heat the olive oil in a large pan over medium heat. Take two small, shallow bowls, place the beaten egg in one and the flour in the other. One by one, take the slices of tofu, dip them into the egg, then the flour and place them gently into the heated oil. Cook the tofu until golden brown, this takes about 4 minutes on each side. Remove the tofu from the oil and cover with paper towel. Take your time with this and don’t jam all the tofu into the pan at once because it makes the pieces harder to flip over.
- Add a little more oil to the pan and then put in the garlic, parsley and red pepper flakes. Cook until the garlic is just beginning to brown. At this point, add in the the white wine. Stir the wine continuously for about 3 minutes or until it’s been reduced by about half. After add in the lemon zest, lemon juice, vegetable stock, artichoke hearts and capers. Mix all the ingredients together and bring to a boil.
- Once the sauce is boiling, turn down the heat and add the tofu back into the pan along with the lemon slices. Cover and simmer for about 10 minutes. Serve on top of mashed potatoes or your favorite rice pilaf and garnish with fresh parsley! My mom’s rice pilaf recipe will be coming soon to the blog so remember to come back!
Notes
*If you don’t have wine just use more stock or you can try rice vinegar
**Make Vegan using a Flax Egg. Take 2 tbs of flax seed and place it into 6tbs of water. Let sit about 10 minutes until it thickens up.