Cooked & Loved· by Irena Macri★ 5.0 (12)

Lemongrass Tofu In Coconut Curry Sauce

Name: Lemongrass Tofu In Coconut Curry Sauce
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4, 4 servings
Cuisine: thai
Ingredients: 1 lb firm tofu (about 400 grams / 1 packet, cut into triangle pieces (can also be rectangles) about 0.5-1 cm thickness); 1 teaspoon garlic powder; ½ teaspoon white pepper (black is also okay but white is best suited for an Asian flavour profile); 3 tablespoons soy sauce; ¼-⅓ cup cornstarch (or tapioca starch for coating); 4 tablespoons olive oil, (avocado oil or coconut oil for frying); 1.5 tablespoons olive oil (or coconut oil); 2 green onions (with white parts finely chopped for the sauce, and the green parts diced and saved for garnish); 1 stalk lemongrass (finely chopped (don't use the hard ends of the lemongrass)); 3 cloves garlic (finely chopped); 1 thumb-sized piece of ginger (grated or chopped); ½ teaspoon chili flakes (or powder); 2 teaspoons turmeric powder; 2 teaspoons mild curry powder; 1 can coconut milk; 1 teaspoon sugar (or honey); 1 tablespoon fish sauce; 1 tablespoon lime juice

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 4 · 50m total

Servings

Calories

24% of a 2,000 cal day

480KCAL

Protein

22g43% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat38g

49%

Saturated23g

100%

Unsaturated15g

—

Total Carbs22g

Fiber6g

22%

Total Sugars6g

—

incl. Added Sugars1g

Starch10g

—

Sodium1046mg

45%

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

This lemongrass tofu recipe is mouthwateringly aromatic and flavorful. Tofu is seasoned and pan-fried to crispy, then tossed in a creamy lemongrass coconut curry sauce. Served over rice, noodles, or with stir-fried veggies, this tofu dish will become your new favorite vegetarian dinner.

Ingredients

4 SERVINGS

400 gfirm tofu — 1 lb
1 tspgarlic powder
½ tspwhite pepper — or black pepper
3 tbspsoy sauce
¼–⅓ cupcornstarch — or tapioca starch
4 tbspolive oil — or avocado oil or coconut oil
1½ tbspolive oil — or coconut oil
2green onions — white parts finely chopped for sauce, green parts diced for garnish
1lemongrass — finely chopped
3garlic — finely chopped
1 pieceginger — thumb-sized, grated or chopped
½ tspchili flakes — or chili powder
2 tspturmeric powder — powdered
2 tspmild curry powder
1 cancoconut milk
1 tspsugar — or honey
1 tbspfish sauce
1 tbsplime juice

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Method

50m total

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