Ingredients
- 4 cups of homemade broth or Imagine brand No-Chicken broth
- 5.46 fl. oz. coconut milk (1 small can)
- 1–2 stalks of lemongrass, hard outer layer peeled away and chopped
- 1 TB galangal root, sliced thinly
- 3 TB ginger, sliced thinly
- 5 cloves of garlic, sliced thinly
- 1 cup fresh cilantro, roughly chopped
- 1–2 TB soy sauce
- 3 kaffir lime leaves
- 1 shallot, sliced thinly
- 1–2 TB vegan fish sauce (optional)
- 1 carrot, peeled with a grater to make ribbons
- 6 shiitake mushrooms, sliced thinly
- crushed red pepper
- lime slices
- 1/2 block of tofu, cut into triangles
- 1 1/2 tsps Ener-G, whisked with 5 tbsps water
- oil for frying
- optional: glass noodles
Instructions
- Whisk the coconut milk and broth in a medium stockpot over medium heat. Add the lemongrass, galangal, ginger, garlic, half of the cilantro, soy sauce, vegan fish sauce, kaffir lime leaves and shallots. Simmer for 20 minutes and then remove half of these components from the broth with a skimmer and discard.
- If you are going to include the glass noodles, boil some water in a small saucepan, place the noodles in the water, turn off the heat and let sit until you are ready to serve the soup.
- To prepare the tofu, set up two wide shallow bowls—one with cornstarch and one with the Ener-G mixture. Heat plenty of vegetable oil in a wide frying pan over medium high heat, about 7 minutes. You can tell when the oil is ready by inserting a wooden spoon into the oil. If it bubbles up around the spoon, its ready.
- Working in batches, dunk the tofu triangles into the Ener-G mixture, then transfer to the cornstarch, tapping off any excess. Add to the hot oil and fry on each side until golden brown. Remove with a slotted spoon and place onto paper towels to drain.
- Return to the soup, adding the carrots and shiitake mushrooms. Let simmer for 5 minutes more.
- Add all of the components into a bowl, topping with the fried tofu triangles, some of the fresh cilantro, crushed red pepper and lime slices.