This vegetarian main is meant to be spicy, serving it with rice will temper the heat somewhat, but you can always add more chillies if you want to keep the kick.
By Sukanya Ghosh
Thai Style Stir Fried Tofu
- Total Time: 20 mins
Description
This vegetarian main is meant to be spicy, serving it with rice will temper the heat somewhat, but you can always add more chillies if you want to keep the kick.
Ingredients
- Firm tofu (Nasoya) : 1 box
- Shallots (finely chopped) : 1
- Thai bird chillies (substitute with sambal olek) : 3 tbsp or adjust to your taste
- Garlic (minced) : 1 tbsp
- Crushed peanuts : 1-2 tbsp
- Red bell peppers (diced): 1 (optional)
- Dark soy sauce : 1 tbsp
- Thai Basil (substitute with Italian sweet basil) : a large handful
- White pepper : 1 tsp
- Stock / water : 1/4 cup
- Oil for stir frying : 1 tbsp
- Salt and sugar to taste
- Seasoned sesame oil to drizzle
Instructions
- Cut the firm tofu into cubes, finely chopped the shallots, and minced the garlic.
- Heat the oil in a wok and add the garlic, shallots and chilli paste (sambal olek) and saute them for few seconds.
- Add the crushed peanuts, red bell pepper and tofu. Stir fried them for 10- 15 seconds.
- Add the dark soy sauce, white pepper powder, fry for couple of seconds and add the water / stock.
- Stir fried them for couple of more minutes until the sauce thickens a bit.
- Adjust the seasonings, tear some basil leaves and add it to the wok.
- Wait until the basil wilted, drizzle some seasoned sesame oil over it and take it off the heat.
- Serve the stir fried tofu on a bed of steamed jasmine rice or enjoy it with noodles.
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 10 mins
- Category: Main
