there's a thai restaurant close that me and my husband love! besides the delicious authentic thai food, they have a separate menu for vegetarians! my husband usually gets a crispy fried sweet chili fish dish topped with mushrooms and bell peppers. when they deliver the dish to our table the smell of the of the chili sauce is unbelievable. although i wouldn't eat the fish, i would sneak a dip of the sauce with some of my tofu.
today for dinner, as i made a peanut soba noodle dish i was trying to figure out what type of tofu dish would go with it. as i was preparing the soba dish and adding the rice vinegar to the mixture, i thought to myself if thai dishes used rice vinegar. i then realized that the secret ingredient to the chilli sauce from the thai restaurant was rice vinegar!!! so i tried adding rice vinegar to sweet chili sauce and that was it!!! i've been trying to figure out what was in that sauce for sooooo long!
**fried tofu with sweet chili sauce recipe**
ingredients
4 oz of tofu, thinly sliced
2/3 cup of sweet chili sauce
1/4 cup of rice vinegar
4-5 tbs saracha hot sauce
1/4 cup of red and green pepper
salt and pepper to taste
directions:
1) fry tofu until golden brown and set aside.
2) while your frying the tofu get started on making the chili sauce. whisk rice vinegar, hot sauce, sweet chili sauce, salt and pepper in a bowl. add peppers after about 5 minutes into cooking the sauce.
3) add sauce into a small pot and heat on medium low. once the sauce starts to boil, set temperature to low.
4) arrange fried tofu on a platter and spoon sauce over tofu.
chilled peanut soba noodles
*adapted from food network*
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/claire-robinson/chilled-peanut-soba-noodles-recipe/index.html
ingredients:
kosher salt
8 ounces soba (buckwheat) noodles
1/4 cup natural crunchy peanut butter
1/4 cup seasoned rice vinegar
1 tablespoon soy sauce
2 to 3 teaspoons chili sauce (recommended: Sriracha)
chopped cilantro for garnish (my twist)
directions:
1) Bring a large pot of water to a boil; overt high heat. Add a generous amount of salt and stir in the noodles. Cook according to package instructions; drain and rinse well under cold running water.
2) Meanwhile, whisk the peanut butter, vinegar, soy sauce and chili sauce in a large bowl until smooth. Add the drained noodles, and with tongs, toss until coated with the dressing. Garnish with cilantro. Serve immediately or chill in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours.
Note: If chilling noodles, toss with 1 to 2 tablespoons water to loosen them before serving.
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