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Tamarind Tofu
Deep fried crispy tofu pairs well
with tamarind sauce made from
the sweet and sour fruit popular
in Africa and Asia.
INGREDIENTS
Tamarind Sauce
6 full pieces tamarind fruit
4 cups water
2 cups hot water
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup ketchup
1/8 cup hoisin
1/8 cup vinegar
2 Tbsp potato starch
2 pieces palm sugar
Deep Fried Tofu
1 cup tofu, any type
2 tsp flour, for coating
2 eggs, for coating
panko crumbs, for coating
Garnish
2 Tbsp cucumbers, diced
2 Tbsp pineapples, diced
2 Tbsp tomatoes, diced
1 Tbsp red onions, diced
1 head lettuce
2 tsp roasted peanuts, crushed
spicy mayonnaise, for garnish
green onions, for garnish
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ciao! / aug/sep / two thousand eighteen
METHOD
Tamarind Sauce
1. Peel tamarind out of its shell.
2. Bring water to a boil, and
throw in tamarind fruit for
about 3 min, softening the fruit.
Remove tamarind from water.
3. Pour out 2 cups of the
tamarind water, keeping the
rest.
4. Let tamarind cool, then
remove the stems and seeds.
Place tamarind into the
tamarind water. Mix with a fork
to form a paste.
5. In a small pot, add 2 cups
hot water, along with ketchup,
hoisin, vinegar and palm
sugar. Bring to a boil, stirring
constantly. Add tamarind paste.
6. Add 4 Tbsp of water to the
potato starch and stir. It should
look like milk.
7. Bring tamarind paste mixture
to a boil, then pour in the
potato starch water, stirring
constantly to thicken. Not
stirring constantly will form
clumps in the sauce.
8. Set aside, allowing the sauce
to cool.
Deep Fried Tofu
1. In a small bowl, whip up eggs
and 1 tsp water, making an egg
wash.
2. Dust flour onto the tofu,
then fully submerge tofu into
egg wash. Remove right away
and throw into panko crumbs,
moving quickly. Fully coat tofu
with panko crumbs, pressing
firmly to ensure crumbs secure
onto the tofu.
3. Deep fry tofu at 350°F until
crispy golden brown.
Assembly
1. Chop up lettuce, and place
some on a plate as a bottom
layer.
2. Place tofu on lettuce. Sauce
with spicy mayonnaise, then
place all diced vegetables and
fruit overtop of the tofu.
3. Add tamarind sauce. Sprinkle
peanuts over the dish, and
garnish with green onions.
Yield 2 servings