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By Ghillie Basan Prep Time: 2 hours Cooking Time: 5 mins Serves: 24 Ingredients 350g/12oz tofu, rinsed, drained, pa<ed dry and cut into bitesize pieces 1 teaspoon ground turmeric 34 tablespoons soy sauce 3 lemongrass stalks, trimmed and finely chopped a thumbsized piece of ginger, peeled and finely chopped 12 teaspoons finely chopped dried red chillies 2 cloves garlic, crushed 2 teaspoons sugar 12 tablespoons sesame, groundnut, sunflower, or rapeseed oil 12 tablespoons peanuts, or mixed nuts, coarsely chopped a small bunch of coriander leaves, finely chopped sea salt Method 1. Put the tofu into a bowl and sca<er the turmeric over the top. Add the lemongrass, ginger, chilli, garlic, and sugar and pour in the soy sauce. Carefully, toss the tofu so that it’s coated in the mixture. Cover and leave to marinate for at least 2 hours. 2. Heat a wok or heavybased pan. Add the oil and spread it around the edges. LiO the tofu out of the marinade and place it around the edges of the wok to sear it lightly. Toss the tofu gently in the oil for 23 and, once the ginger and lemongrass begin to cook and emit a lovely aroma, sQr in the marinade. 3. Toss in the peanuts for 1 minute, then toss in most of the coriander. 4. Season with a li<le salt if you think the tofu needs it – depends on the soy sauce you use – and serve it immediately from the pan. 5. Garnish with the rest of the coriander and serve it with a splash of soy sauce, or a wedge of lemon to squeeze over it, if you like. Wednesdays, 13:15 – 14:00 bbc.co.uk/radioscotland 92 – 95 FM Stir-fried tofu with lemongrass The Kitchen Cafe Takeaway

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Page 1: Stir-fried tofu with lemongrass - downloads.bbc.co.ukdownloads.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland/recipes/wk8_stirfried_tofu.pdf · By Ghillie#Basan# PrepTime:2hours Cooking%Time:%5%mins% Serves:24

By  Ghillie  Basan  

Prep  Time:  2  hours  Cooking  Time:  5  mins  

Serves:  2-­‐4  

Ingredients  350g/12oz  tofu,    rinsed,  drained,  pa<ed  dry  and  cut  into  bite-­‐size  pieces  1  teaspoon  ground  turmeric  3-­‐4  tablespoons  soy  sauce  3  lemongrass  stalks,  trimmed  and  finely  chopped  a  thumb-­‐sized  piece  of  ginger,  peeled  and  finely  chopped  1-­‐2  teaspoons  finely  chopped  dried  red  chillies  2  cloves  garlic,  crushed  2  teaspoons  sugar  1-­‐2  tablespoons  sesame,  groundnut,  sunflower,  or  rapeseed  oil  1-­‐2  tablespoons  peanuts,  or  mixed  nuts,  coarsely  chopped    a  small  bunch  of  coriander  leaves,  finely  chopped  sea  salt  

Method  

1.  Put  the  tofu  into  a  bowl  and  sca<er  the  turmeric  over  the  top.  Add  the  lemongrass,  ginger,  chilli,  garlic,  and  sugar  and  pour  in  the  soy  sauce.  Carefully,  toss  the  tofu  so  that  it’s  coated  in  the  mixture.  Cover  and  leave  to  marinate  for  at  least  2  hours.  

2.  Heat  a  wok  or  heavy-­‐based  pan.  Add  the  oil  and  spread  it  around  the  edges.  LiO  the  tofu  out  of  the  marinade  and  place  it  around  the  edges  of  the  wok  to  sear  it  lightly.  Toss  the  tofu  gently  in  the  oil  for  2-­‐3  and,  once  the  ginger  and  lemongrass  begin  to  cook  and  emit  a  lovely  aroma,  sQr  in  the  marinade.    

3.  Toss  in  the  peanuts  for  1  minute,  then  toss  in  most  of  the  coriander.    4.  Season  with  a  li<le  salt  if  you  think  the  tofu  needs  it  –  depends  on  the  soy  sauce  you  use  –  and  

serve  it  immediately  from  the  pan.    5.  Garnish  with  the  rest  of  the  coriander  and  serve  it  with  a  splash  of  soy  sauce,  or  a  wedge  of  

lemon  to  squeeze  over  it,  if  you  like.      

Wednesdays,  13:15  –  14:00    bbc.co.uk/radioscotland  92  –  95  FM  

Stir-fried tofu with lemongrass  

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