Recipe: Delicious Fried tofu in lemongrass

Fried tofu in lemongrass. 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 its powdered form, which can be stored in your pantry.

Add in the cooked tofu and gently toss the tofu until it is well coated in the lemongrass mixture. We like to enjoy this with garlic fried rice, steamed vegetables, steamed spinach and cucumber. 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. You can cook Fried tofu in lemongrass using 5 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Fried tofu in lemongrass

1. It's 1 packages of firm tofu.
2. Prepare 3 tbsp of chopped lemongrass.
3. Prepare 1 tsp of salt.
4. You need 1 tbsp of sambal chili.
5. Prepare 1 tsp of tumeric.

Sometimes I have a hard time coming up with recipe ideas during the summer, which is weird, because my site is a about vegan. In a shallow dish, combine soy sauce, vegetable oil, sesame oil, lemongrass, and garlic. Place tofu in dish, gently coat slices with marinade, and arrange so they overlap as little as possible. Pan-Fried Tofu with Spicy Lemongrass Sauce (Tofu Nuong Xa).

Fried tofu in lemongrass step by step

1. 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..
2. 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..
3. 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..
4. 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).

To make it vegetarian, we sub Mushroom Soy Sauce for the Fish sauce. I also use Splenda instead of sugar, lemon juice instead of lemongrass (since it's hard to find around here), and Sriracha chili sauce for the red Thai chili. Pick them out and lay on an oil removing paper. To cook Lemongrass Chili Fried Tofu, you will need the following main ingredients: tofu, lemongrass, bird's-eye chili, shallot, and garlic. I like to use medium-firm or firm tofu, which will result in a crispy crust and still soft interior when we pan-fry it.