The vegan version of a Thai dish, originally made with boiled and deep fried eggs. The story behind the funny name of the original dish: boiled eggs was the only dish a son-in-law was able to cook. One day, his mother-in-law came for a visit, and the son-in-law had to make her lunch. So he boiled eggs, then fried them and the end result was this dish. Of course, his mother-in-law loved it.
The special thing about this meal is the tamarind sauce that goes with it, and this sauce makes a great combination with deep fried tofu as a vegan version of the original Thai dish.
EGGS 'SON-IN-LAW'
Prep time: 15 minutes Cook time: 10 Total time: 25 minutes Serves: 4 portions
INGREDIENTS
2 sprigs cilantro
2 - 3 Dried whole chilis
250 grams of firm tofu
1 tablespoon vegan fish sauce
3 tablespoons Palm Sugar
2 - 3 spring onions (or dried onions)
vegetable oil
2 teaspoons tamarind paste (if you have no tamarind paste, you can substitute it for substitute with 2 teaspoons fresh lime juice, mixed with 1 teaspoon brown sugar)
2 tablespoons of water
EQUIPMENT
Wok
Skillet
Knife
PREPARATION
Drain the tofu and dice in cubes of 2,5 centimeter
Peel and thinly slice the spring onions
Add the dried tamarind to a bit of water for ca. 15 minutes, then squeeze the tamarind and discard. The tamarind water is used for the sauce later.
METHOD
TOFU:
Heat 1 tablespoon oil in awok and stir fry the tofu pieces for 5-10 mins. Gently stir the pieces to make sure that they do not break. The outside of the tofu will be slightly crisp, the inside will still be soft.
Drain and keep the fried tofu in a separate plate.
Turn down the heat and use the hot oil to quickly fry the dried chilies.
Scoop out the fried chilies and set aside.
Over the medium to medium low heat, add the sliced spring onion to the wok.
Stir to brown evenly for about 5 to 7 minutes.
Drain the fried spring onions and set aside
SAUCE:
Place a skillet on a low heat.
Add palm sugar, vegan fish sauce and tamarind water
Stir until the palm sugar is dissolved
Let the sauce cool down
SERVE
Place the tofu on a plate
Pour the sauce over the tofu .
Sprinkle the fried peppers and onions over it
Decorate with a some cilantro
This recipe is made at the @THEFOODFORESTKITCHEN, the slow food restaurant of @ECOLOGICTHAILAND. Come and taste the wonderful homemade, fresh, organic food and drinks, while you enjoy the view over the rain forest and valley! A MEAL WITH A VIEW!