Seared Tofu With With Green Beans And Asian Coconut Sauce
Ingredients:
1 14 to 16 oz. package firm tofu
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 tablespoon finely chopped garlic
1 tablespoon finely chopped peeled fresh ginger
1/2 teaspoon dried hot red pepper flakes
1 pound green beans, trimmed, cut into 2″ long pieces
1 red bell pepper, cut 1/4″-wide strips
1 teaspoon salt
1 14 to 15 oz. can unsweetened coconut milk
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
1/3 cup chopped salted roasted cashews
rice noodles or rice
Directions:
Halve tofu lengthwise, then cut crosswise into 1/2-inch-thick slices and pat dry well. Put 1 tablespoon soy sauce in a wide shallow dish, then add tofu, turning to coat, and let stand 10 minutes. Pat tofu dry.
Heat oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over high heat until hot but not smoking, then add tofu in 1 layer and cook, turning over once, until tofu is browned, about 6 minutes total. Transfer with a slotted spoon to a large plate, reserving oil in skillet.
Add garlic, ginger, and red pepper flakes to skillet and sauté, stirring, until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add beans, bell pepper, and salt and sauté, stirring, 1 minute.
Stir in coconut milk and remaining tablespoon soy sauce and bring to a boil, then boil, uncovered, until beans are tender, about 6 minutes. Transfer vegetables using a slotted spoon to plate with tofu.
Simmer sauce until thickened slightly and reduced to about 3/4 cup, about 2 minutes. Stir in lime juice and pour sauce over vegetables and tofu. Sprinkle with cashews.
Makes 4 servings.
Calories 165, Fat 14 g, Carbs 10 g, Sodium 1054 mg, Fiber 4 g.
Indonesian Fried Fermented Soybean Cakes
This also called as Tempeh Goreng
Ingredients:
1 garlic clove, crushed
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 pound fermented soybean cake (tempe), sliced 2″
long and 1/2″ thick
1/4 cup vegetable oil
2 hot red chilies, seeded and sliced
1/4 teaspoon chile paste
1/4 cup chopped ripe tomato
Direcrtions:
Mix together the garlic and salt, rub this all over
the fermented soybean cake. Set it aside for about 15
minutes.
Heat the oil in a wok or skillet, fry the fermented
soybean cake over medium heat for about 3 minutes, or
until browned, and transfer to a platter.
In a food processor or a mortar, blend the chilies,
chile paste and tomato to form a paste. Serve the
fried fermented soybean cakes with the paste.
Yields 5 servings.
