Soy protein with cinnamon and plums
A vegan “steak”: textured soy protein marinated in soy sauce, then pan-fried and simmered with plums, cinnamon, and paprika.
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
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
- Pour marinate the tofu, pour it with soy sauce and let it soak for 5 to 10 minutes.
- Cover them with water and let them soak for another 5 to 10 minutes, then drain them, keeping the juice.
- Fry them in hot oil.
- Add the pitted and chopped plums to the still-hot frying pan.
- Pour the reserved juice over and season with cinnamon, paprika, chili powder, salt, and pepper. ≈ 2 min
- 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.
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