Recipe - Deep-Fried Tofu With Peanut Sauce

1 pound Tofu, pressed
2 Garlic cloves, chopped
1 Cilantro root, chopped
3 Dried red chilies, soaked &
chopped, seeded
One half teaspoon Salt
Three fourths cup Rice vinegar
One fourth cup Sugar
One half cup Peanuts, finely chopped
2 cup Peanut =OR= vegetable oil

GARNISH
2 teaspoon Cilantro leaves, chopped
2 teaspoon Red pepper flakes

Cut the tofu into cubes 1" X 1" X 1 1/2". Set aside.

Make a paste of the garlic, cilantro root, chili peppers & salt. Add
the vinegar & mix.

Dissolve the sugar in One fourth cup hot water & add it to the paste along
with the peanuts. Sprinkle with cilantro leaves & red pepper flakes.

Put the oil in a wok & heat until hot. Deepfry the tofu for 5
minutes until it becomes light brown. Drain on paper towels.

Place tofu on a serving plate with the peanut sauce next to it. Use
the sauce as a dip. Serve either hot or at room temperature.

NOTE: Apparently you can buy tofu already deepfried. If using this
product, then only deepfry it again for 1 minute.

Puangkram C. Schmitz & Michael J. Worman, "Practical Thai Cooking"

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