Tofu satay with tangy dipping sauce
4 servings
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | pounds | Frim or extra firm tofu |
| 2 | tablespoons | Peanut oil |
| ½ | medium | Onion, minced |
| 1 | each | Garlic clove, minced |
| 2 | teaspoons | Curry powder |
| 1 | cup | Coconut milk |
| 2 | tablespoons | Sugar |
| ¼ | cup | Water |
| 3 | tablespoons | White or red wine vinegar |
| ½ | tablespoon | Soy sauce |
| 4 | tablespoons | Peanut oil |
| 2 | tablespoons | Dry sherry |
| 1 | tablespoon | Lemongrass, chopped |
| 1 | tablespoon | Soy sauce |
| 1 | tablespoon | Brown sugar |
| ½ | teaspoon | Red chili powder, minced |
| 1 | tablespoon | Lemongrass, minced |
| ½ | cup | Crunchy peanut butter |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Red chili flakes |
| 2 | tablespoons | Carrots, grated |
| 1 | tablespoon | Roasted peanuts, chopped |
| 2 | eaches | Garlic cloves |
| 1 | tablespoon | Curry powder |
| 2 | teaspoons | Brown sugar |
SATAY SAUCE
TANGY DIPPING SAUCE
SPICES
Drain the tofu & place the cakes between several layers of paper towels. Weight the top with a heavy plate & leave for 1 to 3 hours.
While draining, prepare the Satay Sauce & Dipping Sauce.
SATAY SAUCE: Heat oil in a pot over medium-high heat. Cook onion & garlic until the onion is wilting, approximately 2 minutes. Add curry powder & cook for 30 seconds. Add coconut milk, spy sauce, sugar, pepper, lemongrass & peanut butter. Cook over very low heat, stirring constantly, for 5 minutes.
DIPPING SAUCE: In a small pot, over low heat, dissolve sugar in the water. Remove from the heat & stir in the vinegar, soy sauce & dried chili flakes. When completely cool, add the carrot & peanuts & serve.
When the tofu has drained, slice each cake lengthways into 4 strips.
In a food processor, combine oil, lemongrass, garlic, curry powder, chili pepper & sugar & process until smooth. Pour this mixture over the tofu strips, toss gently to coat the pieces & marinate fro an hour at room temperature.
Soak 16 wooden skewers in water for 15 minutes. Carefully insert two wooden skewers parallel & 1" apart into each tofu slice. Oil the grill. On a closed grill over medium-hot coals, grill the tofu, turning once, until browned, 10 to 12 minutes. Serve with sAtay Sauce & Dipping Sauce.
Kelly McCune, "Vegetable on the Grill" Submitted By JOELL ABBOTT On 02-02-95