Tahu Goreng Bumbu Kacang
Servings 0
Ingredients
- 1 block of medium firm or firm tofu cubed
- cooking oil
Bumbu Kacang
- 250 g roasted peanuts
- 4 garlic thinly sliced
- 4 shallots thinly sliced
- enough oil
- enough water
- enough brown sugar/organic coconut palm sugar if you have Indonesian palm sugar is best
- 1 red bird eye chili
- 1 kafir lime leaf
- salt to taste omit if your peanuts are salted already
- kecap manis Indonesian sweet soy sauce – optional
Instructions
Tahu
- Dissolve a little salt in water with 1 crushed garlic, just enough (water) to coat cubed tofu
- Heat oil on medium heat
- Deep fry tofu until brown, turning occasionally for even cooking
- Place fried tofu on paper towel lined plate
- Serve warm with peanut sauce!
Bumbu Kacang
- Fry shallots and garlic until crispy on medium heat
- Place roasted peanuts, chili, lime leaf, fried shallots and garlic in food processor, process until well blended and smooth adding water as needed
- Bring mixture to a boil, adding sugar and salt to taste (stir in kecap manis if you’d like to)