Kering Tahu Goreng - Spicy Tamarind Glazed Fried Tofu Sticks

Author: Anita Jacobson

Courses: Side Dish

Cuisines: Indonesian

Ingredients: Tofu

Prep Time: 30 mins

Cook Time: 30 mins

Total Time: 1 hour

Serves: 4

Ingredients

• Fried tofu sticks
• 2 block firm tofu (each 14 oz / 400 gram)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground coriander
• all purpose flour, enough for dusting
• oil, enough for deep frying
• Spicy tamarind glaze
• 1/4 onion (~ 50 gram / 2 oz)
• 4 cloves garlic
• 5-10 Chinese dried red chilies, seeded
• 3 tablespoon oil
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoon brown sugar/palm sugar
• tamarind juice (from 1 teaspoon tamarind + 3 tablespoon water, massaged and strained)
• 4 kaffir lime leaves, thinly sliced

Instructions

• Fried tofu sticks
  1. Press and drain tofu really well. Cut into sticks, season with salt and pepper, then coat each with all purpose flour.
  2. Heat enough oil for deep frying. Once the oil is hot, deep fry tofu sticks until golden brown, and set aside.
• Spicy tamarind glaze
  1. Grind together onion, garlic, and dried red chilies into a paste.
  2. Heat oil in a frying pan over medium high heat. Sauté onion/garlic/chili paste until fragrant, about 3 minutes.
  3. Add in salt, brown sugar/palm sugar, and tamarind juice. Stir well, and cook until boiling.
  4. Once the sauce looks thick, add in the fried tofu sticks and thinly sliced kaffir lime leaves. Gently toss until all the tofu sticks are coated with the spicy tamarind sauce.
  5. Turn off heat, transfer to a serving plate, and serve with steamed white rice.