Thai Basil Tofu Lettuce Cups

Name: Thai Basil Tofu Lettuce Cups
Prep time: 3 h 15 min
Cook time: 3 h 15 min
Total time: 3 h 15 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Thai, Asian
Ingredients: 473 milliliters cashews, roughly chopped; 4 packages extra-firm tofu, pressed on a wire rack for at least 1 hour and up to 24; 2 Tbsps fish sauce; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 3 Tbsps grated ginger; 1 Tbsp hoisin sauce; 1 Tbsp Asian hot sauce, such as Sriracha; 3 heads green leaf lettuce, cleaned and trimmed; 12 servings Plum sauce, for serving; 2 red bell peppers, diced; 118 milliliters rice wine vinegar; 1 Tbsp rice wine vinegar; 1 Tbsp salt; 12 servings Salt; 59 milliliters thinly sliced scallions; 1 Tbsp sesame oil; 2 shallots, minced; 2 Tbsps soy sauce; 1 Tbsp sugar; 118 milliliters Thai basil, cut in chiffonade; 355 milliliters Thai basil, chopped; 1 Tbsp vegetable oil

The recipe Thai Basil Tofu Lettuce Cups could satisfy your Asian craving in roughly 3 hours and 15 minutes. One portion of this dish contains around 15g of protein, 16g of fat, and a total of 267 calories. This recipe serves 12. If you have cashews, sesame oil, thai basil, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the cashews you could follow this main course with the Baked Apples with Cranberries and Cashews as a dessert. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, and pescatarian diet.

Instructions

Mix together the bell peppers and rice wine vinegar and marinate for 1 hour and up to a day in the refrigerator.

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Rice Vinegar

Bell Pepper

In a heavy-bottomed Dutch oven over medium heat, add the vegetable and sesame oils.

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Vegetable

Sesame Seeds

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Dutch Oven

Add the shallots, garlic and ginger and saute for 10 minutes, stirring frequently to avoid burning.

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Shallot

Garlic

Ginger

Add the tofu by crumbling into small pieces and saute for 15 minutes more.

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Tofu

In the meantime, whisk together the hot sauce, salt, fish sauce, vinegar, sugar, soy sauce and hoisin and add to the tofu. Cook until the sauce thickens, 10 to 15 minutes. Turn off the heat and add the chopped Thai basil. Taste and adjust the seasoning, if necessary.

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Fish Sauce

Thai Basil

Hot Sauce

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Soy Sauce

Vinegar

Hoisin Sauce

Sauce

Sugar

Salt

Tofu

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To serve, spoon the tofu mixture onto a piece of lettuce and top with the marinated peppers, cashews, scallions, the chiffonade Thai basil and a couple dots of plum sauce. For more heat, add a few drops of hot sauce.

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Plum Sauce

Thai Basil

Hot Sauce

Green Onions

Cashews

Lettuce

Peppers

Tofu

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Dutch Oven

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Recommended wine: Chenin Blanc, Gewurztraminer, Riesling

Thai works really well with Chenin Blanc, Gewurztraminer, and Riesling. The best wine for Asian food depends on the cuisine and dish - of course - but these acidic whites pair with a number of traditional meals, spicy or not. One wine you could try is Essay Chenin Blanc. It has 4.2 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 9 dollars.

Essay Chenin Blanc

The Essay Chenin Blanc is a medium-bodied white blend made from South Africa's white varietal, Chenin Blanc. The Chenin Blanc gives the wines its fruit salad, guava and melon aromas and a refreshing acidity. Some sur lie on the less for a few months adds to the complexity and body. A touch of aromatic Viognier complements the fruit structure with some floral hints. The wine is perfect on its own as an aperitif on the porch on a hot summer's day. Chenin Blanc pairs well with a wide range of foods, especially sushi, oysters, Asian curries, sweet-and-sour dishes, and summer salads.Blend: 87% Chenin Blanc, 13% Viognier