Ham Noodles Vegetarian, a Simple Pasta Dish

Name: Ham Noodles vegetarian
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 18 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: noodles 250 g; smoked tofu 80 g; red onion 1 pc; white or yellow onion 1 pc; clove of garlic 2 pc; oliv oil 1-2 tbs; finely grated parmesan 40 g; Salt 4 pinches; Pepper 3 pinches

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Thomas Sixt is a chef, food photographer, cookbook author and blogger.
Here he shares recipes, answers cooking questions and helps with cooking.

Today I show you my Vegetarian Ham Noodles Recipe. The food from childhood days, quickly prepared as a meat-free variant.

As a parent you have a maximum of 20-30 minutes to prepare a tasty and healthy meal according to the wishes of all family members.

Noodles are often the meal of choice for children and teenagers, although some are already in their “meat-free” phase.

It is also possible that you yourself, especially as a young person, are using your wings in the world and that “animal welfare” for you is not compensated by stroking your pet.

That is why I suggest a really good meal here, which will also taste good and give you strength.

I think you are excited now. I wish you joy in the preparation and a good appetite.

Table of Contents

1. Recipe Vegetarian Ham Noodles
2. Calories and Nutritional Values
3. Tofu as an Ingredient for Vegetarian Ham Noodles
4. Homemade Pesto to Complement Veggie Ham Pasta
5. More Ideas for Home Cooking

1. Recipe Vegetarian Ham Noodles

Ham Noodles vegetarian

Cooked, photographed and written down by chef Thomas Sixt.

Servings 2

Calories 763

Total Time 18 Min.

Preparation Time 10 Min.

Cook Time 8 Min.

Simple instructions for the preparation of vegetarian ham noodles.

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Ingredients

250	g	noodles (Spirelli)
80	g	smoked tofu
1	pc	red onion
1	pc	white or yellow onion
2	pc	clove of garlic
1-2	tbs	oliv oil
40	g	finely grated parmesan (or pecorino)
4	pinches	Salt
3	pinches	Pepper

Instruction

Noodles, pasta while cooking in the pot with salted water. — Cooking pasta for pasta salad.

Prepare pasta

Place a large pot with plenty of water on top and bring to the boil.

Salt the water for the noodles well – it should taste like sea water.

Add the spiral to the boiling water and cook until it is firm to the bite, about 6-10 minutes.

Stir once with a wooden spoon in between.

Pour the cooked pasta into a sieve and shake well.

Cut the smoked tofu — Frying tofu in strips would be an option instead of fish. I like the smoked tofu, it brings an exciting taste to the soup!

Prepare tofu

Remove the smoked tofu from the pack and drain off any liquid.

Prepare the tofu in slices.

Cut smoked tofu into fine strips — Smoked tofu

Tofu cutting

Then cut the tofu slices into fine strips with a knife.

Onion, parsley, garlic — Professionals like to cut on wood, here I have a Bamus board in use.

Prepare ingredients

Chop the red and yellow onion into strips and garlic.

Finely chop the parsley.

Sauté ingredients

Fry the onion, garlic and tofu with a little olive oil in a hot pan.

Add chopped parsley at the end.

Serve

Quickly arrange the vegetarian ham pasta on warm plates, drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle some parmesan.

If you like, add some Pesto Genovese as a supplement.

Bon appetite!

The pesto does not come on the plate in the original! I have added pesto to the dish and find it delicious. Just try a homemade pesto and enjoy it…

2. Calories and Nutritional Values

3. Tofu as an Ingredient for Vegetarian Ham Noodles

The central component of this recipe is tofu. Tofu is known to be made from soybeans. Our soy quark is obtained using a process similar to that used in cheese production.

Tofu is a low-calorie source of protein and therefore not only interesting for vegans and vegetarians. A diet can be supported by tofu. Intolerances to soya fortunately occur rather rarely.

Sliced smoked tofu. A great ham substitute! Smoked tofu cut. A great ham substitute!

Tofu is available in several varieties in Europe:

Silk tofu: A particularly soft tofu that is good for desserts. You can use it to bake vegan cheesecakes, for example.
White firm tofu: We know most of the western tofu with low moisture content. Asian tofu is softer and more fibrous. White tofu is generally rather tasteless and should be well seasoned or marinated with soy sauce before use.
Smoked tofu: Due to the hot smoking process the tofu has lost a lot of water, so it is firm. Because of its spicy taste I like to use this tofu as a meat substitute. You can also eat smoked tofu as a sausage substitute on sandwiches.

Today we use the smoked tofu. The ham-like taste makes it a favourite for our ham noodles.

4. Homemade Pesto to Complement Veggie Ham Pasta

Pour homemade pesto into a screw-top jar.Homemade Pesto, how to do this I’ll show you another post.

I personally like to produce pesto in stock and I almost always have a glass of it in the refrigerator. I think the small effort for a homemade pesto is worth it.

Our fine Pesto Genovese is the topping on the pasta. It is an additive and not a necessary ingredient in our ham and pasta recipe. But delicious…