Thai-style coconut, basil and tofu fried rice.

by alwaysrunningerrands

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  1. alwaysrunningerrands on

    Ingredients:

    Jasmine rice – 1 cup, onion – 1 medium chopped, shredded fresh coconut – 1 cup (it’s available in the frozen section of Asian grocery stores), virgin coconut oil – 2 tablespoons, coconut milk – 1/4 cup, tomatoes – 2 medium chopped, fresh basil leaves – a bunch chopped, fresh ginger – finely minced 2 teaspoons, ground red chili/cayenne pepper – 1 teaspoon, Tofu – firm kind. Salt to taste.

    Cooking instructions:

    Step 1: Cook 1 cup jasmine rice in 2 cups water. I use an electric rice cooker. You may cook it over the stove as well. When done, fluff it and set aside.

    Step 2: Drain, rinse and pat dry Tofu block. Cut it into desired size pieces and pan-sear them in a little bit of virgin coconut oil on medium heat until they’re browned. Set them aside.

    Step 3: In a saucepan heat virgin coconut oil and sauté chopped onions on medium heat until lightly browned. Add minced ginger and shredded fresh coconut and sauté for a couple more minutes until the rawness goes away. Add chopped tomatoes and coconut milk and let cook until tomatoes are softened.

    Step 4: Add cooked jasmine rice, seared tofu pieces, chopped basil leaves and salt and give everything a good stir. Turn the heat off. Garnish with crushed roasted peanuts for an additional Thai flavor. Enjoy!

  2. Coconut risotto? Hmm… It sounds delicious! Never thought about the combination, but it makes sense though. Personally I’m a big fan of coconut in everything so this recipe is definitely worth the save.

    It looks very yummy and fresh, thanks for sharing.

  3. InAFloodplain on

    Looks delicious, going to make this for dinner today. Thank you for posting it.

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