The Thai name for this recipe is Phat Phrik Khing, 'khing' refers to curry paste. The recipes with Phat Phrik in their name use a curry paste to stirfry as one of the ingredients. The other ingredients with this recipe is tofu from our local provider, long beans and ginger from the vegetable garden, A fast, delicious and spicy addition to your dinner table. Served with rice of course.
Stir fried spicy Tofu - Green beans and Ginger
Prep Time: 10 minutes - Cook Time: 10 minutes - Total Time: 20 minutes Makes: 1 plate (2 portions)
INGREDIENTS
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
250 gram firm tofu
4-5 kaffir lime leaves (no leaves? replace it with zest from lime or lemon)
2 tablespoons ginger
3 teaspoons vegan Thai red curry paste (or more if you like it really spicy)
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 tablespoon vegan fish sauce
3/4 cup water
500 gram green beans
EQUIPMENT
a wok
straining spoon
serving bowl or plate
PREPARATION
Dry the tofu and cut in cubes
Cut the kaffir lime leaves in threads
Make the vegan red curry paste
Make the vegan fish sauce
Wash and clean the green beans, cut them in pieces from 2,5 cm
Cut the ginger very fine
METHOD
Heat a wok or skillet on high heat.
Add the vegetable oil.
Add tofu cubes and stir fry until golden brown.
Remove the tofu from the pan and set aside.
Add red curry paste and half of kaffir lime leaves (or all of the zest) in the wok.
Stir fry for about 1 minute.
Add brown sugar, water, ginger and vegan fish sauce.
Stir.Â
Add the green beans and cook them, stir constantly for about 6-8 minutes. The beans should be tender, crisp
Reduce heat to low.
Add the tofu
Stir well
Remove from the heat and transfer to a serving bowl or plate.
Sprinkle with remainder of kaffir lime leaves.
Serve with steamed brown rice.
This recipe is made at the @THEFOODFORESTKITCHEN, the slow food restaurant of @ECOLOGICTHAILAND.
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