Orek Tahu Tauco - Tofu in Spicy Soy Bean Sauce

5.0 from 2 reviews

Author: Anita Jacobson

Categories: Side Dish Vegetarian

Cuisines: Indonesian

Ingredients: Tofu

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 30 mins

Total Time: 45 mins

Serves: 4

Ingredients

• Fried tofu cubes
• 2 firm tofu blocks (~ 400 gram each / 800 gram total), cut each block into 12-16 pieces
• salt
• all purpose flour
• 4 tablespoon oil
• Other ingredients
• 2 tablespoon oil
• 75 gram shallot (Indonesian: bawang merah), thinly sliced
• 3 cloves garlic (Indonesian: bawang putih), minced
• 2 Indonesian bay leaves (Indonesian: daun salam), optional
• 1 lemongrass (Indonesian: sereh), white part only, thinly sliced
• 1 inch galangal (Indonesian: lengkuas), bruised
• 1 jalapeno chili (Indonesian: cabe hijau besar), seeded and sliced
• 1 fresno chili (Indonesian: cabe merah besar), seeded and sliced
• 5 tablespoon salted soy sauce (Indonesian: tauco)
• 3 tablespoon Indonesian sweet soy sauce (Indonesian: kecap manis)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
• 3/4 cup water

Instructions

• Fried tofu cubes
  1. Sprinkle tofu cubes with salt and dust each with all purpose flour.
  2. Heat oil in a frying pan (non stick or a well seasoned cast iron skillet) on medium heat, fry tofu cubes until all sides are golden brown. Set aside.
• Orek tahu tauco (Tofu in spicy soy bean sauce)
  1. Heat oil in a frying pan on medium high heat. Sauté shallot, garlic, Indonesian bay leaves, lemongrass, and galangal until fragrant. About 3 minutes.
  2. Add sliced jalapeno and fresno along with salted soy sauce. Cook for 1 minute.
  3. Add fried tofu cubes, Indonesian sweet soy sauce, salt, sugar, ground pepper, and water. Mix well. Cook until the sauce is reduced.
  4. Turn off heat and serve immediately.