Sweet coconut stirfry with noodles

Sweet coconut stirfry with noodles

A quick weekday meal that is sure to surprise you. A delicious dish which uses tofu coated in a mixture of sweet chili sauce before rolling it in coconut.

⏱ Prep 10 minutes min ⚡ Perform 10 minutes min 🏷️ MDB
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Instructions

Recipe steps from Mealie.

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Step 1

Peel the ginger and chop finely.

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Step 2

Wrap the tofu in a few layers of kitchen paper and press firmly to push out most moist.

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Step 3

Cut the tofu into cubes of 2cm.

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Step 4

Mix the soy sauce, sweet chili sauce, vinegar and ginger.

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Step 5

Mix the coconut with the bread crumbs.

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Step 6

Place half of the tofu pieces into the sweet chili sauce mixture, coating all sides, and then carefully spoon them out into the coconut mixture. Repeat with the remaining tofu.

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Step 7

Keep the remaining sweet chili coating aside for later.

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Step 8

Mix the tofu well with the coconut mixture, making sure that all sides are coated.

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Step 9

Boil a liter of water in a kettle.

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Step 10

Place the noodles into a pot and cover with the boiled water. Cover and let it cook for 3-5 minutes depending on pack instructions.

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Step 11

Drain the noodles and cool down with cold water. Keep aside.

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Step 12

Heat a large pan with some stirfry oil. Once hot, add the coconut coated tofu pieces.

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Step 13

Fry the coconut tofu for about 8-10 minutes on a high heat, carefully turning every 2-3 minutes to ensure all sides crisp up.

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Step 14

Meanwhile, heat another pan and add some stirfry oil.

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Step 15

Stirfry the vegetables in the second pan for about 5-6 minutes.

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Step 16

Add the remaining sweet chili sauce and cooked noodles to the stirfry vegetables. Lower the heat and carefully mix so the noodles loosen up and get coated with the remaining sauce.

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Step 17

Divide the noodles and vegetables over two plates and serve with the coconut tofu on top.

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