Stuffed tofu and brown rice
Servings: 2
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
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Ingredients
- 1 cube hard tofu
- 1 tablespoon diced fine shallot
- 5 leaves diced fine fresh Basil
- 4 leaves diced fine mint
- 1 tablespoon peanut butter
- 1 tablespoon sambal oelek(chili paste)
- 1 tablespoon yellow curry paste
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 cups water
- 1 cup brown rice
Instructions
Rinse the brown rice. Add 2 cups of water to pan. Bring to a boil and add the brown rice. Turn down heat and simmer for 30 minutes.
In the meantime cut the tofu cube half. With a knife cut an x in each half of the tofu but don ’t cut all the way through so you can stuff the tofu.
In a bowl mix the shallot, basil leaves, fresh mint, peanut butter and Vietnamese Chili Garlic Sauce. Mix into you have a paste.
In another bowl mix the olive oil and yellow curry paste. Mix well.
Stuff the tofu with the peanut butter sauce. Be careful not to tear the tofu when stuffing.
With a pastry brush add the yellow curry mixture to all sides of the tofu except for the bottom.
Place in oven and broil for 10 to 15 minutes until tofu is cooked.
Place brown rice on serving plate. Place the tofu in the center of the dish.
Comments
My Vietnamese friend Nhan told me about this dish. It is quite exotic. I had this for lunch today and it is by far one of my favorite tofu dishes.
Nutritional Information
| Nutrition Facts | |
|---|---|
| Serving Size 1 Stuffed tofu and brown rice Servings Per Batch 2 | |
| Amount Per Serving | |
| Calories554 | Calories from Fat 3 |
| % Daily Value * | |
| Total Fat 20g | 32% |
| Saturated Fat 4g | 18% |
| Monounsaturated Fat 12g | |
| Polyunsaturated Fat 4g | |
| Trans Fat 0g | |
| Cholesterol 0g | 0% |
| Sodium 96mg | 4% |
| Potassium 529mg | 15% |
| Total Carbohydrate 79g | 26% |
| Dietary Fiber 6g | 26% |
| Sugars 3g | |
| Protein 17g | 35% |
| Vitamin A | 13% |
| Vitamin C | 1% |
| Calcium | 23% |
| Iron | 10% |
| * The Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet, so your values may change depending on your calorie needs. The values here may not be 100% accurate because the recipes have not been professionally evaluated nor have they been evaluated by the U.S. FDA. | |
Nutrition Visualization
Macronutrient Breakdown
% Daily Value
Nutrition Facts (per serving)
| Calories | 608 kcal | 30% DV |
| Protein | 19.5g | 39% DV |
| Total Fat | 21.0g | 27% DV |
| Carbohydrates | 89.3g | 32% DV |
| Fiber | 10.1g | 36% DV |
| Sugar | 9.7g | 19% DV |
| Sodium | 340mg | 15% DV |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet
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