Fried tofu marinated with chili and lemongrass – a detailed recipe cooking. 
The photodishes: May Fam Time: 30 min. plus pickling time Difficulty: easy Servings: 4 The recipes use volumetric containers of volume: 1 glass (st.) – 240 ml. 3/4 cup (st.) – 180 ml. 1/2 cup (Art.) – 120 ml. 1/3 cup (st.) – 80 ml. 1/4 cup (st.) – 60 ml 1 tablespoon (tbsp.) – 15 ml. 1 teaspoon (tsp) – 5 ml
Ingredients for the recipe:
- 340 gr diced 2 cm tofu (pre-drain pickle and dry)
- 2 stems (approximately 1/4 tbsp.) Lemongrass (remove the top layer, cut the lower white part into thin circles and then finely slice)
- 1.5 tbsp. l soy sauce
- 2 tsp chopped bird eye chili thai or other fresh chili peppers
- 1/2 tsp dried chili flakes
- 1 tsp ground turmeric
- 2 tsp Sahara
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 4 tbsp. l vegetable oil
- 1/2 sliced in half rings with a thickness of 0.3 cm. Luke
- 2 thinly chopped shallots
- 1 tsp chopped garlic
- 10 shredded pepper leaves or 2/3 tbsp. leaf asian basilica (loosely tamp)
- 4 tbsp. l chopped roasted peanuts (see recipe below): 1 tbsp. raw, shelled and peanut husk
Recipes with similar ingredients: tofu, shallots, garlic, pepper chili, lemon grass, soy sauce, red pepper flakes, turmeric, basil, peanuts
Recipe preparation:
- In a bowl, mix lemongrass, soy sauce, chili pepper, cereal chili peppers, turmeric, sugar and salt. Add the tofu cubes and mix so that they are evenly coated with the sauce. Pickle 30 min
- In a pan with a non-stick coating with a diameter of 30 cm. On moderately high heat, heat half the oil. Put onion onions, shallots and garlic and fry until aromatic, approximately a minute. Reduce the heat to low and cook the onion until soft. about 3 minutes Put on a plate and keep warm. Fried tofu can be added to the cabbage mixture.
- Wipe the pan and heat the remaining oil on medium the fire. Add the mixture with tofu and chopsticks or wooden spoons. turn it over so that it cooks evenly, about 4-5 min Add the onion mixture and cook, without covering, yet 2-3 minutes Add half the peanuts and all the pepper leaves.
- Remove the pan from the heat and transfer its contents to serving dish. Sprinkle with the remaining peanuts and serve immediately with boiled rice. Roasted peanuts: Put peanuts on baking sheet and bake in the oven preheated to 160 ° C until golden brown, about 20 min. In the middle of baking gently shake the pan so the nuts are browned evenly. (You can also fry nuts in a dry frying pan on low heat). Get out and let stand. Use whole nuts or chop them into large pieces in a mortar, food processor or with a knife.
