Tahu Tempe Balado with Rice
A fiery vegetarian plate highlighting fried chunks of tofu and tempeh coated in a sweet chili and tomato relish.
Ingredients
Quantities are for one portion.
- 50 gfirm tofu, cubed
- 1onion, minced
- 70 gwhite rice
- 50 gtempeh, cubed
- 1 tbspvegetable oil
- salt to taste
- 2 tbspsambal oelek
- 1tomato, chopped
- 2garlic cloves, minced
Method
- Cook the dry white rice in salted water until tender. Set aside.
- Heat half the vegetable oil in a pan. Fry the tofu and tempeh cubes until crisp and golden. Set aside.
- In the remaining oil, sauté the minced onion and garlic until fragrant.
- Toss the chopped tomato into the pan. Cook until it melts into a thick paste.
- Stir the sambal oelek into the tomato base. Season with salt.
- Drop the fried tofu and tempeh back into the pan. Toss until coated in the red sauce.
- Plate the spicy tofu and tempeh alongside the white rice.