{"id":17572,"date":"2021-06-23T09:00:28","date_gmt":"2021-06-23T13:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/?p=17572"},"modified":"2021-06-04T11:54:33","modified_gmt":"2021-06-04T15:54:33","slug":"open-tofu-sandwich","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/2021\/06\/23\/open-tofu-sandwich\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Tofu Sandwich"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Tofu-sandwich-topping-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17573\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Tofu-sandwich-topping-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Tofu-sandwich-topping-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Tofu-sandwich-topping.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption>Tofu mixture to go on sandwich<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>By Shantika Bhat, VRG Intern<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Makes 6 servings)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1 Tablespoon coconut oil <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1 medium-sized onion, chopped<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4 cloves garlic, minced<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3 cups chopped carrots <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3 cups chopped cabbage <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1 Tablespoon gochujang, vegan sriracha chili\nsauce, or vegan Thai chili paste<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2 Tablespoons soy sauce <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1 teaspoon organic brown sugar<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2 teaspoons sesame oil<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1 teaspoon black pepper<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>36 ounces silken tofu, cubed <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>6 pieces toasted bread <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1 teaspoon vegan mayonnaise <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5 scallions\n(green onions) chopped, for garnish <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a large pot put coconut oil, then add onion and garlic too and fry for 2 minutes. Add carrots and cabbage and fry for 4 minutes. In a separate bowl add gochujang, soy sauce, brown sugar, sesame oil, and black pepper and mix so that everything is evenly integrated. Pour the sauce mixture into a large pot and stir for about 2 minutes. Add the silken tofu and mix and sit for 15 minutes or until the sauce thickens up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Have a slice or piece of bread ready and add a thin layer of vegan mayonnaise. Once the dish is cooled down, spread some of the tofu mixture on the bread and sprinkle scallions on top. Enjoy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Shantika Bhat, VRG Intern (Makes 6 servings) 1 Tablespoon coconut oil 1 medium-sized onion, chopped 4 cloves garlic, minced 3 cups chopped carrots 3 cups chopped cabbage 1 Tablespoon gochujang, vegan sriracha chili sauce, or vegan Thai chili paste 2 Tablespoons soy sauce 1 teaspoon organic brown sugar 2 teaspoons sesame oil 1 teaspoon [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17572","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17572","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17572"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17572\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17574,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17572\/revisions\/17574"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17572"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17572"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17572"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}