Sometimes food that is delicious is kind of ugly. This dish is ugly. I am posting it because it tastes fricken awesome, so make it and eat it and you will love ugly food, too. It's spicy and crunchy and helps you forgive tofu for being gross sometimes. The crumbled tofu has a meat-ish texture (extra points if you freeze and thaw it before you make this--helping with additional firmness) and the water chestnuts are a lovely crunchy addition.
Spicy Crunchy Tofu Lettuce Wraps
2 tsp vegetable oil
1 medium onion, chopped
1 T minced fresh ginger
1 T minced lemongrass
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 lb chunk extra firm tofu, crumbled into small chunks
1 8-oz can water chestnuts, drained and chopped
5 T soy sauce
5 T hoisin sauce
1 to 2 tsp hot sauce (whatever type tickles your fancy)
16 leaves iceburg lettuce
2 green onions, sliced
Heat oil in a large skillet over medium to high heat. Add the onion, ginger, lemongrass and garlic and cook for 7-10 minutes until onions are starting to brown.
Add crumbled tofu and water chestnuts and mash it all up with your spatula or a whisk or something very smoosh-worthy. Cook this mess for 4 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Mix together soy sauce, hoisin sauce and chili sauce. Dump that mix right into the tofu mixture. Mix until thoroughly coated. Transfer to serving bowl.
Grab a lettuce leaf and fill that baby with that ugly tofu deliciousness and sprinkle some of those lovely sliced green onions and give her a drizzle of extra hot sauce on top and promptly send me diamonds as a thank you for opening your eyes to this hideously delectable recipe.
1 medium onion, chopped
1 T minced fresh ginger
1 T minced lemongrass
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 lb chunk extra firm tofu, crumbled into small chunks
1 8-oz can water chestnuts, drained and chopped
5 T soy sauce
5 T hoisin sauce
1 to 2 tsp hot sauce (whatever type tickles your fancy)
16 leaves iceburg lettuce
2 green onions, sliced
Heat oil in a large skillet over medium to high heat. Add the onion, ginger, lemongrass and garlic and cook for 7-10 minutes until onions are starting to brown.
Add crumbled tofu and water chestnuts and mash it all up with your spatula or a whisk or something very smoosh-worthy. Cook this mess for 4 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Mix together soy sauce, hoisin sauce and chili sauce. Dump that mix right into the tofu mixture. Mix until thoroughly coated. Transfer to serving bowl.
Grab a lettuce leaf and fill that baby with that ugly tofu deliciousness and sprinkle some of those lovely sliced green onions and give her a drizzle of extra hot sauce on top and promptly send me diamonds as a thank you for opening your eyes to this hideously delectable recipe.
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