Vietnamese
Dau Phu Kho Tieu (An Chay Braised Tofu with Pepper)
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Dau Phu Kho Tieu (An Chay Braised Tofu with Pepper) is Vietnamese home cooking, eaten at lunch and dinner. On the plate it is the dish at the centre. Below is what usually sits beside it, what it does and does not contain, and what else to cook once you have made it.
Ingredients
The quantities follow this count.
How to cook it
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Cut the tofu into large cubes and pat dry.
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Heat the oil in a skillet over medium-high heat and fry the tofu, turning, until golden on most sides, about 6 minutes, then set aside.
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Melt the sugar in the same pan over medium heat until it turns a light amber caramel, about 3 minutes.
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Add the shallots and stir 30 seconds, then pour in the soy sauce and 1/3 cup water.
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Bring to a simmer and stir in the black pepper.
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Return the fried tofu to the pan and simmer gently, spooning the sauce over it, until it soaks up the flavor and the sauce clings, about 8 minutes.
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Scatter with scallions and serve hot, with rice served alongside. This is an an chay dish, seasoned with soy rather than fish sauce, so it belongs to the Buddhist vegetarian table.
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Serve it with
A Vietnamese dinner is a plate rather than a single dish. These are the courses that normally sit beside Dau Phu Kho Tieu (An Chay Braised Tofu with Pepper), read from the same composition Dinejot builds a real meal from.
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The cooked vegetable
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Something to sip
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What it is eaten with
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Something cool and fresh
Safe at your table
Dinejot tracks ten allergens and tags every one of them by hand, so the absences below are as deliberate as the presences. Dau Phu Kho Tieu (An Chay Braised Tofu with Pepper) carries gluten and soy. It is free of the remaining 8 allergens on that list.
| Allergen | In this dish | Cook this instead |
|---|---|---|
| Peanuts | No | |
| Tree nuts | No | |
| Dairy | No | |
| Gluten | Yes | Banh Xeo (Vietnamese Sizzling Crepes) |
| Shellfish | No | |
| Eggs | No | |
| Soy | Yes | Banh Xeo (Vietnamese Sizzling Crepes) |
| Fish | No | |
| Sesame | No | |
| Coconut | No |
These tags are set by a person rather than inferred from an ingredient list, and they describe the recipe as written here. Read the labels on whatever you actually buy.
What it brings to the plate
Estimated, per serving
- Calories
- 380 kcal
- Protein
- 31 g
- Carbs
- 9 g
- Fat
- 24 g
- Fiber
- 4 g
- Sugar
- 3 g
- Sodium
- 680 mg
- Saturated fat
- 3 g
Estimated values. Actual nutrition varies with ingredients, brands, and how you cook.
When to cook it
Dau Phu Kho Tieu (An Chay Braised Tofu with Pepper) takes about 25 minutes from a cold stove to the table, and the cooking itself is easy going. It is eaten at lunch and dinner. It is at its best in the monsoon, which is when what goes into it is worth buying.
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