# Tofu "Sausage" Pasta

This is a creamy vegan pasta dish featuring crumbled and fried tofu seasoned like sausage, combined with a garlic, chili, and basil-infused coconut cream sauce.

- Cuisine: Chinese
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 300 g medium firm tofu
- 1 tbsp dark soy sauce
- 0.5 tbsp light soy sauce
- 0.5 tbsp fennel seeds
- 0.5 tbsp dried thyme
- 0.5 tbsp dried oregano
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 tsp MSG
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- 3 cloves garlic
- 7 fresh basil leaves
- 1 tsp red chili flakes
- 0.5 cup coconut cream
- 0.33 cup pasta water
- 1 tsp fresh cracked black pepper
- to taste salt
- fusilli pasta

## Instructions

1. Crumble the medium firm tofu into a bowl, aiming for smashed crumbles instead of chunks.
2. Add dark soy sauce, light soy sauce, fennel seeds, dried thyme, dried oregano, smoked paprika, and MSG (optional) to the crumbled tofu.
3. Mix all the seasoning into the tofu until well combined.
4. Fry the seasoned tofu crumbles low and slow in olive oil until golden and crispy.
5. In the same oil, fry sliced garlic, red chili flakes, and fresh basil leaves.
6. Pour in coconut cream (or any unsweetened plant cream) and some pasta water into the pan.
7. Add cooked fusilli pasta to the sauce.
8. Add more fresh basil and cracked pepper to the pasta.
9. Toss the pasta to coat it evenly with the sauce.
10. Add the previously fried tofu sausage crumbles to the pasta.
11. Mix everything together until well combined and serve.

## Equipment

- bowl
- frying pan
- spoon
- spatula

## Tips

- You can use less oil, bake, or air fry the tofu crumbles.
- You can use whatever pasta shape you like.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/@prrrunch/video/7521799288574283015
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/c107e967-ca27-4886-b0cb-6070539cec44
- Extracted: 2025-09-02

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