Soy protein with cinnamon and plums

Soy protein with cinnamon and plums

Main dishes

A vegan “steak”: textured soy protein marinated in soy sauce, then pan-fried and simmered with plums, cinnamon, and paprika.

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Overview
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Time required: 60 minutes
Difficulty level: Easy

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time25 min
  • Cook time15 min
  • Resting20 min
  • Total1 hr
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfrying pan
  • Estimated cost$6.92 $1.73 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Vegan

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.20
  • $0.13
  • $6.30
  • $0.06
  • $0.20
  • $0.03

Prices from US supermarkets for 4 of 6 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Pour marinate the tofu, pour it with soy sauce and let it soak for 5 to 10 minutes.
  2. Cover them with water and let them soak for another 5 to 10 minutes, then drain them, keeping the juice.
  3. Fry them in hot oil.
  4. Add the pitted and chopped plums to the still-hot frying pan.
  5. Pour the reserved juice over and season with cinnamon, paprika, chili powder, salt, and pepper. ≈ 2 min
  6. Cover and let rest for 10 to 20 minutes off the heat, in the residual heat of the frying pan.

The bill

Soy protein with cinnamon and plums

  • 3 tablespoons of soy sauce$0.20
  • 2 tablespoons of oil$0.13
  • 300 g of plums$6.30
  • 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon$0.06
  • 1 teaspoon of paprika$0.20
  • salt and pepper$0.03

Total$6.92

that's $1.73 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 150 g of textured soy protein, in chunks
  • 3 tablespoons of soy sauce
  • 250 ml of water
  • 2 tablespoons of oil
  • 300 g of plums
  • 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon of paprika
  • 1 dried chili pepper, finely chopped
  • salt and pepper

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