Vietnamese
Lemongrass Tofu Stir-Fry
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Lemongrass Tofu Stir-Fry 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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Press the tofu dry and cut it into cubes.
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Finely mince the tender inner lemongrass, garlic, shallots, and chilies.
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Heat the oil in a wok over medium-high and fry the tofu until golden and crisp on all sides, about 10 minutes, then push it aside.
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Add the lemongrass mixture and stir-fry until fragrant, about 1 minute.
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Add the soy sauce, sugar, and a splash of water and toss the tofu until glazed.
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Finish with lime juice and scallions and serve over the jasmine rice.
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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 Lemongrass Tofu Stir-Fry, 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. Lemongrass Tofu Stir-Fry 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
- 360 kcal
- Protein
- 17 g
- Carbs
- 39 g
- Fat
- 15 g
- Fiber
- 1 g
- Sugar
- 3 g
- Sodium
- 650 mg
- Saturated fat
- 2 g
Estimated values. Actual nutrition varies with ingredients, brands, and how you cook.
When to cook it
Lemongrass Tofu Stir-Fry 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. Nothing in the calendar rules it out, so it is a year round dish.
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