Tag: tofu

That vegetarian place

Before the end of last year, my friend and I visited Bangkok Chinatown for a day. We didn’t really have anything planned, it just so happened that I wanted to be there as I’ve listed the area under my “Places to Visit in Bangkok 2018”. Come lunchtime, we went looking for this popular…

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Vegan Red Curry

Straight up to the recipe everyone! I adapted this recipe from Hot Thai Kitchen, the only one I trust when it comes to cooking Thai dishes. I used: water 2 cups, hot dried shiitake mushroom 4-6 pieces tomato paste 1 tbsp soy sauce 1 tbsp Golden Mountain sauce 1 tbsp Panang Red Curry…

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Vegan Red Curry Mung Beans on Jasmine Rice

I have always loved mung beans. Back home, the pre-boiled munggo it is mostly sautéed in garlic and tomatoes. I recently found out that there are major tribal differences in cooking the munggo guisado. Of course, I prefer the Ilonggo version, soupy and has additional vegetables in it. I consider it comfort food….

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Cumbersome

That’s how I’d describe this week so far. Its not even the surviving bit that I’m worried about. I’d rather not go into details, besides, it doesn’t really matter, yes? So anyways, allow me to focus on the things I did that I really liked. I went to Gillman Barracks. It’s an old…

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Deep Fried Tofu

Deep Fried Tofu (soaked in stock) 2 blocks soft tofu 30 grams each Oil for deep frying For the stock: 1 ½ cups chicken stock 2 tbsp soy sauce 2 tbsp mirin Garnish: Toasted black seeds Chopped scallion 1. Drain the tofu by wrapping it in kitchen paper towels. Next, set it on…

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