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Vegetarian Tofu Banh Mi – Cooking Therapy

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I ’ ve been trying to eat a more vegetarian friendly diet recently by eating vegetarian 4 lunches a week. And one day, I took some leftover bean curd, added it to a baguet with some veggies and sauces to create my own vegetarian bean curd banh mile. It was sol good I knew I had to share a recipe on the blog. I don ’ thyroxine think bean curd could always replace kernel in banh michigan, but I thought this was a identical close second. The balance of flavors from the sauces to the herb truly make this vegetable dish just as satisfying. ????

What is banh mi?

Banh secret intelligence service is the vietnamese word for boodle. I always laugh a little bite when people say “ banh mile sandwich ” because you ’ re very saying “ boodle sandwich ”. Banh security service is another perfective exercise of the mixture of vietnamese and french cuisine. Ingredients that come from french cuisine include the baguet, mayonnaise, and pate. The rest are either vietnamese ingredients or come from both cultures. A traditional vietnamese sandwich typically has a combination of meats ( typically some kind of pork and cha lua ), pickled carrots, pickled radish, coriander, and jalapeños. All of these ingredients are served in a baguet. For this adaptation of banh myocardial infarction, I chose to use bean curd rather of kernel to make this banh security service vegetarian !

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Ingredients, Substitutions & Adjustments

Tofu – The tofu is a stand in for the meat in this banh mi. Make sure to use firm tofu, so it holds up in the fryer. Soft or silky tofu will break apart if you try to fry it.
Baguettes – Any type of baguette will work.
Sriracha, mayonnaise, and soy sauce – These sauces add spicy, salty, and sweet flavors to the banh mi. Feel free to adjust the amount of each ingredient to your tastes. A good substitute for soy sauce is tamari.
Pepper for seasoning
Cilantro, cucumbers, and jalapeños – These veggies and herbs add freshness to the banh mi which balances out the heaviness of the bread and fried tofu. Feel free to adjust the amount of each ingredient to your tastes. For the cucumber, I like to use Persian cucumbers because I love their flavor, but you can use any kind of cucumbers you want.
Pickled carrots and daikon – Adds a sour/tangy flavor to the banh mi. You can either pick these up at the store or use my pickled veggie recipe here.

Making my vegetarian tofu banh mi

first prep the bean curd. Put some newspaper towels on a plate. Follow that with the freeze of bean curd. And then put some more paper towels on exceed followed by another plate. This will help you squeeze out all the liquid in the bean curd. Let it sit for 30 minutes. While the bean curd is sitting, prepare your early ingredients. thinly slice the cucumbers and jalapeños. Next, cut the bean curd into 1 inch x 2 edge pieces .
Heat neutral anoint to 270 degrees F. Make sure the oil comes 1 edge up your pan. Fry your bean curd in batches for 5-10 minutes until gold. If the oil doesn ’ triiodothyronine wholly cover your bean curd, fry for 5 minutes on each side. Put the bean curd on a go to bed of paper towels to absorb overindulgence petroleum. Sprinkle the bean curd with salt while they are even hot. Let it cool for 5 minutes and then slice your bean curd in one-half distance fresh .
immediately it ’ sulfur clock to put together your sandwich ! Slice the baguet in half. Toast your bread for a few minutes. Smear sriracha and mayonnaise on half the sandwich. Drizzle some soy sauce on the other half. Add the capsicum ampere well. following, add a few pieces of the bean curd, coriander, cucumbers, jalapeño, carrots, and radish to the sandwich. Add as much or as little of each component as you like. Repeat this action for each sandwich. delight !

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