Tahu Taugé

== Description ==
A crispy Indonesian salad with tofu, cucumber and beansprouts. This is my favourite salad!
thumb|Tahu Taugé
== Ingredients ==
* 375 g (¾ lb) tofu (tahoe)
* 5 tbsp chopped onion
* 1 cucumber, thinly sliced
* 100 g (4oz) bean sprouts (taugé)
* 1 tbsp freshly grated root ginger
* 4 tbsp sweet soy sauce (ketjap manis)
* 2 tbsp vinegar
* 1 tbsp sugar
* 1 tbsp chopped coriander leaves (silantro)
* ¼ tsp ground coriander seeds (ketumbar)
* 8 tbsp vegetable oil
* 2 tsp sweet red pepper sauce or 1 tsp sambal oelek
* some salt
== Directions ==
# Cut the tofu in ½ inch (1.5 cm) thick slices.
# Heat 4 tbsp of oil and bake the tofu slices golden on both sides in about 6 minutes.
# Cool down and cut into squares.
# Bake the onion in oil in 5 – 10 minutes.
# Slice the cucumber thinly, sprinkle on some salt, put in a colander and cover with a weighed down plate.
# After 30 minutes rinse the cucumber, and let the water drip of.
# Put the beansprouts in a colander, and pour boiling water over them, let the excess drip off.
# Put the ginger, garlic, ground coriander, pepper/sambal and sugar in a pestle and mortar, and ground to a paste.
# Add vinegar and soy sauce and stir it to a nice sauce.
# Make individual plates (4-6) or one big platter.
# Put tofu on the plate, and on top of that cucumber and beansprouts.
# Drizzle the sauce over.
# Sprinkle fried onions and chopped coriander leaves on top.
Category:Coriander seed Recipes
Category:Cucumber Recipes
Category:Indonesian Salads
Category:Indonesian Vegetarian
Category:Tofu Recipes