Sig's Tofu with Chilly and Basil

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Sig's Tofu with Chilly and Basil Sigrun German, living in England. Sig's Tofu with Chilly and Basil instructions. Heat half the oil, fry the basil leaves until crisp , set leaves aside keep oil for frying the tofu. Fry to golden brown from both sides in the basil oil.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have sig's tofu with chilly and basil using 11 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Sig's Tofu with Chilly and Basil:
  1. Take 1⁄2 cup of fresh basil leaves ( sweet Thai is best but Greek or ordinary will do)
  2. Prepare 3 tbsp oil
  3. Get 4 slice tofu about 1 cm thick
  4. Make ready 1 clove of garlic , large
  5. Prepare 1 small red chilli
  6. Get 1 to 2 tablespoons of honey
  7. Get 1 tbsp soy sauce, light
  8. Take 1 tbsp soy sauce, dark
  9. Take 1 tbsp sugar ( optional )
  10. Make ready 1 1⁄2 tbsp cornflour
  11. Prepare 4 tbsp water

Fry the basil leaves so that they crisp, then transfer to kitchen paper to drain. Keep warm in a low oven while you fry the rest. Transfer tofu to a bowl & let cool.⁣⁣ Using the same pan, add another teaspoon of oil, saute ginger, then garlic until fragrant & add in chopped red jalapeno. Add in tofu, sauce then basil & toss them quickly using a spatula until all tofu is coated with sauce.

Instructions to make Sig's Tofu with Chilly and Basil:
  1. Heat half the oil, fry the basil leaves until crisp , set leaves aside keep oil for frying the tofu.
  2. Drain and dry the tofu cut off 4 slices of about 1 cm thickness. Fry to golden brown from both sides in the basil oil. Remove and set aside .( If the leftover uncooked tofu is fresh put any leftover,covered in chilled water in fridge for up to two days.)
  3. In the meantime slice one large clove of garlic and one small red chilli , add remaining oil and fry gently until nearly brown .
  4. add soy sauces and 1-2 tablespoon of good honey.
  5. Mix cornflour with water and stir in to the garlic chilli mix until it thickens. Sweeten the sauce further with some sugar ( optional)
  6. Plate the tofu, pour over the sauce and serve with the crisped basil leaves .

Transfer tofu to a bowl & let cool.⁣⁣ Using the same pan, add another teaspoon of oil, saute ginger, then garlic until fragrant & add in chopped red jalapeno. Add in tofu, sauce then basil & toss them quickly using a spatula until all tofu is coated with sauce. Tips for Vegetarian Thai Basil Tofu Stir Fry (Tofu Pad Krapow) Start with extra firm tofu. This is crucial because it holds less water and its texture is most similar to ground meat for stir fries. Soft tofu will be too watery and it's a completely different texture, almost pudding like.

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