TOFU NOODLES - Vietnamese
Serves 5-7
Ingredients:
2 pounds fried tofu (firm or Chinese-style fresh tofu)
½ cup peanut
10 cups cooked, thin rice noodle (or vermicelli noodle)
½ pound bean sprout, cleaned
1 pound romaine heart, cleaned and chopped
½ cup cilantro or Chinese parsley, chopped
¼ cup dry onion, chopped
1 tablespoon olive/canola oil
Ingredients for sauce:
2 tablespoons fish sauce
1 can Diet 7-Up
2 small, red jalapeno peppers
4 cloves garlic, peeled
½ large lemon, juiced
Directions:
Slice fried tofu into pieces ½ inch wide and 2 inches long.
In non-stick pan, heat oil until hot. Stir in dried chopped onions and sauté, stirring
continuously, until golden. Do not burn. You may need to remove pan from heat
while sautéing to prevent burning. Immediately stir in tofu – let sit on low heat for
5 minutes.
Roast peanuts in pan or oven until golden. Coarsely grind peanuts - if using food
processor do not over process or they will turn into peanut butter. Set aside.
Directions for sauce:
Slice jalapeno pepper. If you want sauce to be hot, do not remove seeds. Removing
seeds reduces spiciness of sauce. Grind jalapeno and peeled garlic into paste using
mortar and pestle, blender or food processor.
In bowl, mix together fish sauce, Diet 7-Up, grounded Jalapeno and garlic, then
lemon juice.
Directions for serving:
In large bowl, put 2 cups cooked noodle to one side of bowl (for diabetics,
reduce noodles).
Put bean-sprouts and romaine hearts to other side of bowl (increase amount for
diabetics).
Put tofu on top of lettuce and noodles.
Sprinkle on 1 teaspoon ground, roasted peanuts. Add cilantro on top of
everything. Add sauce to taste (for diabetics, use less sauce).
Happy Cooking everyone and hope you have a mouthful
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