Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, fried tofu in lemongrass. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Lemongrass tofu is one of my favourite ways to enjoy tofu. Ready-fried tofu is available in Asian markets—all you need to do is heat the tofu by refrying or baking it to get back its crunchiness. Instead of fresh lemongrass use powdered, which can be stored in your pantry.
Fried tofu in lemongrass is one of the most well liked of current trending meals in the world. It is appreciated by millions daily. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. Fried tofu in lemongrass is something that I’ve loved my whole life. They are nice and they look wonderful.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have fried tofu in lemongrass using 5 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Fried tofu in lemongrass:
- Make ready 1 packages firm tofu
- Get 3 tbsp chopped lemongrass
- Make ready 1 tsp salt
- Make ready 1 tbsp sambal chili
- Make ready 1 tsp tumeric
Pan-searing renders a healthier version that's just as delicious. Tofu is marinated with a lot of minced lemongrass and bird's eye chili before being fried until golden, crispy and fragrant. With the addition of lemongrass and hot chili pepper, the fried tofu becomes aromatic with a nice kick. This recipe calls for tofu, plenty of vegetables, and lemongrass for a Thai flavor.
Instructions to make Fried tofu in lemongrass:
- Open and drain water out of tofu package. Use paper towels to firmly squeeze dry the tofu. Any water on tofu will pop and splatter all over when frying.
- Sliver diagnally on one side of tofu, not too deep, flip and slice opposite diagnally on the other side. Optionally can make slits all around. Put on plate.
- In small bowl, add lemongrass, salt, hot pepper, tumeric. Mix well. Wear gloves to gently put mixture in slits of tofu. Tumeric will stain hands.
- Can let it sit in fridge to marinate it better, or just fry it if in a hurry. Flip tofu on both sides when frying. Serve with rice and vegetables. (I like to leave it in bag to marinate and fry only what i plan to eat)
Not sure what to do with lemongrass? If you've got some left over, or you've got plenty growing wild in your yard and are sick of lemongrass tea, here's a way to incorporate its flavors into a Thai-inspired vegetable stir-fry. Crispy pan-fried tofu is drenched in lemongrass sauce, caramelized and served over rice with veggies and rich peanut sauce to make these flavor-packed Buddha bowls. Sometimes I have a hard time coming up with recipe ideas during the summer, which is weird, because my site is a about vegan. It is jam packed with flavor and is the perfect addition to Even though lemongrass is one of my favorite flavors, this was actually the first time that we cooked with it.
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