This recipe for peanut tofu is a “savory” entry in our March Recipe Madness Contest, created and submitted by Hidemi Walsh. To qualify, Hidemi uses 8 ingredients or less, including Almond Plus Protein Almond Milk by So Delicious Dairy Free.
Hidemi says this is a good appetizer or starter.
For more details about the recipe contest, see this post: https://www.godairyfree.org/news/march-recipe-madness-contest
Special Diet Notes & Options: Peanut Tofu
By ingredients, this recipe is dairy-free / non-dairy, egg-free, tree nut-free, vegan, and vegetarian. Just be sure to choose your bread wisely.
For gluten-free and dairy-free peanut tofu, use wheat-free tamari in place of the soy sauce.
Peanut Tofu with Teriyaki
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Author: Hidemi Walsh
Recipe type: Appetiser
Serves: 4
Ingredients
For Peanut Tofu:
- ½ cup peanuts
- ½ cup cornstarch
- 1 cup water
- 2 cups So Delicious Dairy Free Unsweetened Almond Plus Almond Milk
For Sauce:
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon water
Topping:
- 1 scallion, minced
Instructions
- Crush peanuts in a food processor. Add corn starch, water and almond milk. Process again until smooth.
- Transfer the mixture to a saucepan, heat over medium low heat and simmer stirring constantly until thickened.
- Pour the mixture into a square container (wet inside of the container so that it is easier to take the peanuts tofu later) and let cool. When it has cooled, refrigerate for a couple of hours.
- Make sauce. In a small microwave-safe bowl, combine soy sauce, granulated sugar and water. Microwave on high for about 20 seconds (just heat it up). Take the bowl out of the microwave and stir to melt sugar.
- To serve, cut the peanut tofu into four. Put each peanut tofu into a serving plate and pour the sauce over the peanut tofu. Sprinkle minced scallions.
4 Comments
i tried it and it came out good. tell me something though, can i use coconut milk in place of the almond or is this substitution too drastic?
Coconut milk beverage (the milk-like stuff in cartons) should work seamlessly as a substitute. If you use Lite or Regular Canned Coconut Milk, it will likely still work, but will be much richer since those are both higher fat.
Hi! Are the peanuts raw or roasted?
I would use roasted – possibly even roasted + salted.