Silken tofu with spicy sauce

Name: Silken tofu with spicy sauce
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Asian cuisine
Ingredients: 2 tsp sugar; 60 g unsalted peanuts; 600 g silken tofu; 20 g Gochujang paste (chili paste); 1 spring onions incl. green parts; 100 g peanut cream; 5 tbsp sunflower oil; 2 tbsp toasted sesame oil; 1 tbsp rice vinegar; a little chilli oil; 300 g basmati rice; 1 pinch salt; 1 tbsp chilli flakes; 2 tbsp soy sauce; 2 tbsp sesame seeds

Vegan Asian cuisine lunch

Total: 30 min. | Active: 30 min.

vegan, lactose-free

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If you love bold flavours with a hint of heat, this recipe is just right for you: the silken tofu absorbs the rich, velvety sauce, which, thanks to its balanced seasoning, transforms a simple dish into a surprisingly full-flavoured and comforting treat for the palate. Simple, quick and irresistible.

Recipe by:
Sarah - Fragola & Limone

Ingredients

for 4 person

Rice
2 tbsp	sunflower oil
300 g	basmati rice
4 ½ dl	water, boiling
1 pinch	salt

Sauce
20 g	Gochujang paste (chili paste)
1	spring onion incl. green part, cut into thin rings, greens set aside
3 tbsp	sunflower oil
2 tbsp	toasted sesame oil
100 g	peanut cream
1 tbsp	chilli flakes
2 tbsp	soy sauce
1 tbsp	rice vinegar
2 tsp	sugar
4 tbsp	water, warm

To serve
600 g	silken tofu
60 g	unsalted peanuts, coarsely chopped
2 tbsp	sesame seeds
a little	chilli oil, as desired

How it's done

Rice

Heat the oil in a pan. Add the rice and roast for approx. 30 seconds. Add water, season with salt. Cover the rice and simmer over a medium heat for approx. 10 mins.

Sauce

Place the gochujang paste and spring onion in a small bowl. Heat the oils in a pan, then pour over. Place the peanut butter and all the ingredients up to and including the sugar in a small bowl and mix well, then stir in the gochujang onion mixture. Gradually stir in the water until the sauce reaches the desired consistency.

To serve

Drain the tofu, pat it dry, slice it, and plate up together with the rice and sauce. Sprinkle the reserved spring onion greens, peanuts and sesame seeds on top, then drizzle over the oil.

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