Tauhu Goreng literally means Beancurd/Tofu Fried. Interesting fact: Tauhu Goreng is the Malaysian and Singaporean spelling whilst Tahu Goreng is the Indonesian spelling. This dish is commonly found in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore and it is eaten as a side dish or as a meal in itself.
The beancurd is normally deep fried (I pan fried the beancurd so as to give me a feel that it is more healthy. Hahaha), garnished with beansprouts and/or shredded cucumbers, carrots and topped with a sweet-tangy peanut-based concoction which is super delicious! Ngom! Ngom!
This is extremely easy to cook. The sauce and garnishing can be made in advance, then when you are ready to eat it just fry the beancurd and it’s ready to eat. My son who is not a big fan of beancurd loves this dish too!!
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Serves 2 or 3 persons
Ingredients
2 big pieces of firm beancurd tofu
Oil for deep frying/pan frying
Sauce:
3 tablespoons tamarind pulp (soaked in 150ml warm water and strained for tamarind water)
1 tablespoon sambal chilli
1 tablespoon shrimp paste
2 small cloves garlic (chopped)
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 tablespoon white sugar
2 tablespoons oil
125ml water
Garnishing:
100g Beansprouts (with the tails pinched off)
½ carrots, shredded (optional)
½ cucumber, shredded (optional)
50g roasted peanuts, crushed finely
Method:
Cooking the sauce:
- Heat up the oil in a small saucepan.
- Add in the chopped garlic and stir fry till golden brown.
- Add in shrimp paste and fry till combined with the garlic
- Add in the rest of the ingredients except the crushed peanuts.
- Combine well and simmer gently until a thick gravy sauce is formed, about 8 to 10 minutes.
Preparation and cooking for the Beancurd/Tofu:
- Rinse the beancurd/tofu and pat dry.
- Heat up oil in the pan and pan fry the beancurd/tofu till golden. (If you are deep frying, use more oil. I used about 4 to 5 tablespoons of oil to pan fry).
- Dish out and cut into 4 to 6 cubes per tofu.
- Add the beansprouts. If you are using, add in the shredded cucumber and carrots.
- Pour the sauce over them and top with the crushed peanuts. Serve immediately.
