Yield 4 servings
Time 30 minutes
Ingredients
- 3 ½ tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 teaspoons light brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons Asian fish sauce
- Zest and juice of 1 lime
- ½ jalapeño, seeded and minced
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 4 tablespoons peanut oil
- ½ pound extra-firm tofu, cut into slabs, 3/4 inch thick
- 6 cups shredded cabbage
- 1 large carrot, grated
- ⅓ cup coarsely chopped roasted, salted peanuts, plus more to serve
- 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro, plus more to serve.
Preparation
- To make the vinaigrette, whisk together 2 tablespoons soy sauce, brown sugar, 1 1/2 teaspoons fish sauce, lime zest and juice, jalapeño and garlic. Whisk in 3 tablespoons peanut oil.Pat the tofu dry with paper towels.
- Heat the remaining 1 tablespoon peanut oil in a large skillet, preferably nonstick. When it shimmers, add the tofu. Cook 3 minutes without moving, until golden brown on the bottom. Flip and cook 2 minutes more.
- Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate. In a small bowl, whisk together the remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons soy sauce and 1/2 teaspoon fish sauce. Move the tofu to a cutting board, and brush both sides of each slice generously with this mixture. Cut tofu into bite-size pieces.In a large bowl, toss together tofu, cabbage, carrot, peanuts, cilantro and vinaigrette. Garnish with more peanuts and cilantro.