Tofu Dorowat

Rhonda Scheurer's Note:

A variation on Ethiopian Dorowat made with tofu instead of chicken. For a complete Ethiopian feast, make this dish with (other recipes from my book): - Lentils of Doom - Cabbage of Ostracism - Beef Stew in Berbere Sauce Making these four dishes together, you can: - Pick up one lg white onion and chop it finely. Split it four ways between the dishes. - Pick up one 28-oz can of crushed tomatoes and split it between the Dorowat and Beef Stew Start the beef early, then the dorowat. Then, do the lentils (assuming pre-cooked potatoes) and cabbage. Pick up some Enjera (that amazing yummy bread). Live in Calgary? Pick it up fresh at Amy's Confectionary on 7th between 11AM and 5PM. YUMM!!!

• Total Time: 1 hrs 30 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs 15 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 14 ounces crushed tomatoes
• 1 tablespoon paprika
• 1/2 cup dry red wine
• 1 tablespoon minced ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/3 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/3 teaspoon allspice
• 1 small onion, chopped fine
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
• 700 g extra firm tofu, cut into cubes

Directions:

1. Mix tomatos with paprika, 1/4 cup of wine, cardamom, nutmeg, cloves, cinnamon and allspice in a bowl, set aside.
2. Saute onions and garlic in a skillet with the oil.
3. Add tomato sauce and tofu.
4. Bring mixture to a boil, cover and simmer about 30 minutes.
5. Uncover, add the other 1/4 cup of wine and simmer about 20 minutes.

Reviews

[Jmommy209]

I really want to give this 4 1/2 stars. I thought the spices were perfect, I did add a tsp of salt to give the flavors some more oomph. I will definitely make this again, it goes very well with the Lentils of Doom and Cabbage of Ostracism. Thank you for a wonderful meal!

[blueyedwineaux]

Great flavor, though did cut down the cardamom to 1/4 tsp and used 1/4 tsp salt.

[Chef #1156957]

I thought this just had too much spice...it smelled great, but it tasted very dry and over-spiced. If all those flavors are neccesary (and I'm not certain they are) then they should be reduced to a sprinkle of each...a half teaspoon of cardamom...is A LOT. The one thing this was missing...was salt.