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Sofritas Tacos

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These homemade smokey, slightly spicy sofritas taste just as good as the ones from Chipotle if not better! They are the perfect meatless taco filling!

Sofritas Tacos | These smokey, spicy sofritas are even better than the ones at Chipotle! Put them in tacos for a delicious vegetarian dinner!I’m a day late with sharing these Sofritas Tacos. It would have made more sense for me to share this recipe yesterday since it was Taco Tuesday. Although, we could pretend that I’m actually 6 days early in sharing these tacos with you…yeah, let’s go with that! Early or late sofritas tacos are my new favorite vegetarian taco!

Sofritas Tacos | These smokey, spicy sofritas are even better than the ones at Chipotle! Put them in tacos for a delicious vegetarian dinner!In case you don’t know what sofritas are, it’s crumbled tofu that’s been simmered in a delicious smokey, slightly spicy, red Mexican sauce. Did I lose some of you? I know, I know, it’s the tofu isn’t it? My husband’s nose went up too when I told him what I was making. But trust me on this you guys, it’s actually incredibly delicious!

Sofritas Tacos | These smokey, spicy sofritas are even better than the ones at Chipotle! Put them in tacos for a delicious vegetarian dinner!I tried sofritas at Chipotle when they first came out. I had no idea what to expect, but I was pleasantly surprised. If I hadn’t read that it was tofu I never would have guessed that it was. If you’ve had a bad experience with tofu, it’s probably because it wasn’t prepared in a palette pleasing way. At first sight tofu is rather gross looking. A jiggly block of white soybean curd sitting in water doesn’t exactly scream eat me. However, once you press out as much of the water as you can from the tofu, then you can really start to make the magic happen and turn it into something delicious.

Sofritas Tacos | These smokey, spicy sofritas are even better than the ones at Chipotle! Put them in tacos for a delicious vegetarian dinner!The sofritas are simple to make and can be prepared in just two dishes (a blender and a skillet). Start by pressing as much of the water out of the tofu as you can, doing this will help it crisp up in the skillet. Once the skillet is hot add in the tofu and crumble it up with a wooden spoon so it resembles ground beef crumbles. While the tofu is crisping up blend together all the ingredients for the magical sauce in a blender. Green chiles, chipotle chiles, garlic, cumin, jarred salsa, and chili powder are what turn that bland tofu into tasty taco “meat”! When the tofu is golden, pour in the sauce along with some water and black beans. Cover it and let it simmer for 15-20 minutes so the sauce can absorb into the tofu. Once they are finished the sofritas barely resemble tofu in taste, looks, or texture. They are the perfect meat free option to load into your tacos!

Yields 4-6 servings

Sofritas Tacos

10 minPrep Time

25 minCook Time

35 minTotal Time

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Ingredients

    Sofritas Sauce
  • 2 ounces diced mild green chiles
  • 2 chipotle chiles in adobo sauce
  • 2 tablespoons adobo sauce
  • 1/3 cup jarred salsa
  • 2 cloves of garlic
  • 1 teaspoon agave syrup or honey or sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
    • Sofritas
  • 14 ounces extra firm tofu, press as much of the water out of the tofu as you can using paper towels.
  • 1 cup black beans, rinsed and drained
  • 1/2-3/4 cup water
  • 1/2 cup fresh or frozen corn
    • Other Ingredients
  • Corn tortillas
  • Tomatoes
  • Cilantro
  • Queso Fresco (omit if you want these to be vegan)

Instructions

    Sofritas
  1. Heat a large skillet over medium high heat.
  2. When the skillet it hot spray it generously with cooking spray.
  3. Add in the drained and pressed tofu and break it up into crumbles with a wooden spoon.
  4. Let the tofu cook in the skillet until it is golden, about 5 minutes, stirring it every couple minutes.
  5. While the tofu is cooking add all of the ingredients for the sofritas sauce into a blender and blend until smooth.
  6. Pour the sauce into the skillet with the tofu along with a 1/2 cup of water and the black beans.
  7. Stir everything together then reduce the heat to low and let simmer for 15-20 minutes.
  8. Stir the sofritas a couple times while they are simmering and add up to 1/4 cup more water if the sauce becomes too thick.
  9. During the last minute of cooking add in the corn.
    10. Assembling the Tacos
  10. Place some of the sofritas in a warmed or grilled corn tortilla.
  11. Top with diced tomatoes, queso fresco, and chopped cilantro leaves.

Notes

The sofritas can be made a day or 2 in advance and stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator. The flavor only gets better the longer they sit.

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  5. Julie | Small Green Kitchen

    August 19, 2015 at 7:07 pm

    I've had some darn good tofu - the tofu at the Whole Foods salad bar buffet is so freaking good! But then one time I made a smoothie with tofu and I did not like it at all. You are right - how you use it and how it's made with make a big difference in whether or not it tastes good. I've never had the sofritas from Chipotle but I've wanted to try it. It just so happens that I'm a huge taco lover and that I have a package of extra firm tofu in my fridge. These are gonna happen soon...probably before I even get around to trying the Chipotle sofritas!
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    • Danae

      August 21, 2015 at 1:09 pm

      You are so right about the tofu at the Whole Foods salad bar Julie! I absolutely love their teriyaki tofu! I hope you give the sofritas a try, I think you'll like them!
      Reply

  11. Katie

    August 23, 2015 at 6:27 pm

    This looks amazing, I'm curious though--what kind of mild green chiles are you using? Fresh? Or the kind that comes in a can?
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    • Danae

      August 24, 2015 at 4:21 pm

      Hi Katie! If it's Hatch green chile season (like it is right now) I will use fresh chiles, but any other time I just use the canned diced mild green chiles.
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