Red Curry and Brown Sugar Tofu Spring Rolls

in case you step into my little residing room, you’ll see that my bookshelf is filled with rows of cookbooks. You’ll possibly also be aware rows of science fiction paperbacks and tomes on British records. i have nothing to do with that. Blame it on the hubs.

I keep cookbooks there partially for show. Don’t lie, a number of you display certain books to your bookshelf to show off to visitors, proper? however the fundamental reason why I maintain cookbooks round is because I locate them very healing. some humans meditate to calm the thoughts. i like to have a look at greater pics of food.

INGREDIENTS

Ginger Onion Paste:

• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 4 tablespoons safflower oil (this is just for cooking the paste, you’ll drain and save the oil for later)
• 2 tablespoons grated ginger
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 3 stalks of green onions, minced (white and light green parts only)

Red Curry and Brown Sugar Tofu:

• 1 tablespoon red curry paste
• 4 teaspoons light brown sugar (I used muscovado sugar)
• 14-ounce (400g) package extra-firm tofu
• 2 tablespoons safflower oil
• 1/2 teaspoon granulated garlic
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon tamarind paste (optional)

Spring Rolls:

• 1 large red pepper, thinly sliced
• cilantro
• 18 spring roll wrappers
• 1 large carrot, peeled and cut to matchstick slices
• 1 cup shredded red cabbage

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Drain tofu and wrap it in 2 paper towels. vicinity it among 2 plates and set some thing incredibly heavy on the top plate. I used a sack of flour as a weight. Set tofu aside.
2. blend the grated ginger, garlic, inexperienced onions, and salt in a warmness-evidence bowl. In a saucepan, heat four tablespoons of safflower oil. when the oil is hot sufficient for cooking some thing in it, turn off the heat. Pour hot oil into the ginger aggregate. You’ll pay attention a pleasing sizzling sound. permit it cool while you finish getting ready the tofu.
3. In a small bowl, blend the last elements for the tofu (from the oil to the granulated garlic).
4. Unwrap the tofu from the paper towels, and make 6 slices alongside the long facet of the tofu block. unfold curry mixture all over every slice of tofu.
5. warmth a sauté pan over medium-high heat. whilst the pan is hot, lay the slices of tofu at the pan. prepare dinner every facet for 4 to five minutes, or until nicely browned. You ought to now not want more oil for this. get rid of tofu slices from heat. reduce each slice of tofu into three lengthy strips.
6. Drain and keep the oil from the ginger onion combination. Use the oil for stir fries.
7. Fill a wide bowl with warm water. Sprinkle a beneficiant amount of water over a cutting board. quick dip a spring roll wrapper into the water for approximately 2 to 3 seconds. make certain that the entire floor location of the wrapper has been submerged inside the water. location wrapper onto the moist slicing board. Fill wrapper with vegetables, a strip of tofu and approximately 1/four to half of teaspoon of the ginger onion paste. you can both positioned the filling proper within the center of the wrapper and fold the perimeters of the wrapper towards the middle to make closed spring rolls. To make open spring rolls (like inside the snap shots), lay the filling towards the left of the wrapper and fold the opposite three sides wrap toward the middle. Repeat until you’ve rolled 18 spring rolls.
8. Serve immediately.