"Minced meat" sauce made from tofu

Ingredients for 4 servings:

• 200g tofu
• 1 large onion(s)
• Soy sauce
• oil
• Vegetable broth, granulated
• pepper
• Paprika powder
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 can tomato(s), chunky, 400 g
• ½ tube(s) tomato paste
• ¼ tube(s) paprika paste
• Water

Instructions

Working time approx. 20 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 1 hour 10 minutes; Total time approx. 1 hour 30 minutes

for preserving in a preserving kettle – with minced meat variant

Grate the tofu into fine flakes. Peel and finely dice or grate the onion, add it to the tofu along with the soy sauce, and mix well with your hands. Let it simmer for 1-2 hours. Slowly fry the mixture in a pan with oil, stirring constantly until it turns light brown. Peel and grate the garlic cloves, then add them along with the spices. Add the canned tomatoes, crush them, and simmer for 30 minutes. Adjust the sauce with tomato paste, paprika paste, and water until it reaches a creamy consistency after 60 minutes of simmering. Season to taste and use. Possible uses: as a pasta sauce, in lasagna, with gnocchi, etc. Meat version: Replace the tofu with 250g of mixed ground meat, otherwise proceed in the same way. Pour into preserving jars and cook in a water bath in a preserving kettle at 100°C for 60 minutes. The time starts when the temperature is reached. The cooking time is not included in the specified cooking time.