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

Thai Basil Tofu Lettuce Cups might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 12. This recipe covers 18% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 267 calories, 15g of protein, and 16g of fat. This recipe is typical of Asian cuisine. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, and pescatarian diet. Head to the store and pick up rice wine vinegar, extra-firm tofu, scallions, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the extra firm tofu you could follow this main course with the Vegan Soft Sugar Cookies as a dessert.

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

Seasoning

Soy Sauce

Vinegar

Hoisin Sauce

Sauce

Sugar

Salt

Tofu

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Whisk

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

Chenin Blanc, Gewurztraminer, and Riesling are my top picks for Thai. 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. The Dry Creek Vineyard Dry Chenin Blanc, Wine with a 5 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 15 dollars per bottle.