Cuban Vegan Life

Vegan Chicken Style Tofu Fricassee (Fricase de Pollo)

This hearty and delicious Cuban vegan recipe can be served for lunch or dinner. For a more authentically Cuban meal, serve it alongside white rice and sweet plantains.

CourseMain Dish
CuisineCuban, Vegan

Ingredients

Marinade

16ounces pressed super firm tofu, cubedinto 1-inch cubes
1small sour orange, juiced
2-3tablespoon cilantro, minced
2-3tablespoon parsley, minced
1/4cup white cooking wine
1/4cup vegan chick’n brothor any other kind of broth
1tablespoon soy sauce
1tablespoon olive oil
1/2teaspoon ground cumin
1teaspoon creole seasoning
1teaspoon onion powder
2tablespoon nutritional yeast
4-5 garlic cloves, minced

Fricassee

1teaspoon olive oil
2small onions, dicedor medium onion
1/2 green bell pepper, diced
1/4 red bell pepper, diced
2tablespoons tomato paste
2cups vegan chick’n brothor any other kind of broth
10 spanish olives
1 culantro leaf(optional)
1 bay leaf
1teaspoon salt
2 potatoes, peeled and cubedinto 1-inch cubes
2 carrots, peeled and slicedinto 1/2-inch chunks

Instructions

Marinade

For marinade, combine all ingredients except tofu in a container of your choice.
Toss the tofu and marinade mixture in a zip lock bag or container of choice to combine.
Let marinade for at least 30 minutes. The longer, the better.

Fricassee

Setting pressure cooker to the sear option, add the olive oil, onion, and bell pepper. Saute for about 5 minutes.
Once the onion and bell pepper are translucent, add the tomato paste.
Then stir in the marinated tofu, broth, Spanish olives, culantro, bay leaf, salt, and diced potato and carrots.
Set pressure cooker for 10 minutes.
After 10 minutes and once the pressure has been released from the pressure cooker valve, set it on sear again.
Cook until the liquid has reduced to desired consistency, stirring occasional to avoid burning.

Recipe Notes

If not using an electric pressure cooker, use pot over medium heat.