Meatless Monday: Homemade Soyrizo

September 29, 2014

Meatless Monday: Homemade Soyrizo | Sarcastic Cooking

Ever have one of those products at a store that you become obsessed with? For me, it was the soyrizo at Trader Joe’s. Every time that I went grocery shopping, I bought a package of Soyrizo. I loved it because I knew that I could add it to chili or use it for tacos and have Mike be none the wiser about the whole tofu/soy thing.

I actually told him a few times that it was soyrizo. but thanks to the wonderful spicy flavorfulness of it, Mike never really gave two thoughts to it.

Homemade Soyrizo Ingredients

My Trader Joe’s was going through a refrigerated section shuffle for a few weeks and things that were normally in one place weren’t anymore. One of said items that went off my radar was the soyrizo. Gasp!

Every time I went shopping, I kept my eyes peeled but, alas, I never saw it. While I scanned the refrigerated section, I always thought, “I could just make my own. I don’t think it would be that hard.” But weeks would pass and I would go soyrizoless and not even attempt to make my own.

Tofu and Seasonings

Finally, about 4 months later, I just said eff it, and bought a block of tofu and headed home to make my own spicy soyrizo.

Seriously, all you might have to buy from the store is tofu and a can of chipotle peppers in adobo sauce. Unless you are like me and add smoked paprika to everything and go through that biz like water! Ha!

Homemade Soyrizo | Sarcastic Cooking

Alright, let’s get right to this suuuuuuper easy recipe. I am not kidding that all you need are the dry seasonings already in your pantry/ lazy susan and maybe some tofu and maybe some canned chipotle peppers. Make it happen, people! It is a healthy way to add more protein to your diet while keeping the same spicy flavors you love from a reggy fatty old chorizo.

Your heart and waistline will thank me.

Meatless Monday: Homemade Soyrizo

Who needs chorizo when you have this vegan take with all the classic flavors a fatty chorizo!
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
  • 5 Cloves Garlic grated
  • ½ Teaspoons Crushed Red Pepper Flakes
  • 14 Ounces Firm Tofu drained
  • 1 Tablespoon Pureed Canned Chipotle Peppers in Adobo
  • 1 Teaspoon Sea Salt
  • ½ Teaspoon Freshly Ground Black Pepper
  • 2 Teaspoon Ground Cumin
  • 1 Teaspoon Coriander
  • 1 Tablespoon Smoked Paprika
  • ½ Teaspoon Cayenne Pepper

Instructions

  1. Add olive oil, garlic, and crushed red pepper flakes to a large skillet. Heat over medium heat until the garlic becomes fragrant, about five minutes.
  2. Meanwhile, add tofu, chipotle peppers, salt, pepper, cumin, coriander, paprika, and cayenne to a small mixing bowl. Use a fork to mix and mash all the tofu and seasonings together.
  3. If you are not going to eat the soyrizo right away, add the heated and seasoned oil to the tofu mixture, mix to combine, and then store in an airtight container in the freezer until ready to serve. If you are ready to eat the soyrizo, add the tofu mixture to the hot seasoned oil and sauté for 15 minutes stirring occasionally until slightly crisp.

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  • Devin
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    Yum, better than storebought! Thanks! Your note above about eating it with sweet potatoes is brilliant, but I still love some soyrizo con huevos.

  • francesca
    September 30, 2014 at 2:15 am

    This looks awesome.. but wondering what you ate it with? unless this is the kinda thing you eat by the spoonful (like, hallo, nutella 🙂 )

    • Stefanie
      September 30, 2014 at 6:43 am

      We eat this in tacos or mixed in with some scrambled eggs or fried up with some sweet potatoes and onions. It’s pretty versatile.

  • Nicole ~ Cooking for Keeps
    September 29, 2014 at 1:59 pm

    Chorizo is one of my favorite breakfast proteins (besides bacon of course), but I rarely let myself use it, having a healthier option would let me eat it as much as I want….well, within reason. 🙂

    • Stefanie
      September 30, 2014 at 6:44 am

      Yes! This has waaaay less grease which is super healthy and makes for easy cleanup!