Vegan Recipes and Plant Based Cooking

 Here's an interesting variant on red pepper sauces. It uses multiple red spices and vegetables to create an uber-red sauce. It's a little bit smoky, a little bit sweet, a little bit spicy. Ingredients 1 med red bell pepper, chunked 1 red habanero, chunked 1 jalapeno, red or green, chunked 1 serrano, red or green, chunked 3 cloves garlic, halved 1/4 block medium tofu 1 cup water 2 tbls canola oil 1 tsp smoked paprika 1/2 tsp ancho chili powder 1 tsp aleppo pepper flakes 1/4 tsp cayenne 1/2 tsp oregano 1 tbl salt 1/2 black pepper Instructions In a dry small frying pan cook the bell pepper, serrano, jalapeno and habanero over medium heat until they have some good char.  Add the garlic, spices/herbs and oil. Continue to toast for a few more minutes. Until fragrant.  Carefully and slowly add in the water. Scrape to deglaze the dark bits from the bottom of the pan. Then simmer until reduced by 1/3. Add the tofu to a blender and then pour the pepper mixture on top. Puree until ...