Main Ingredients:

See below ingredients and instructions of the recipe

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

1 lb Tofu, pressed
2 ea Garlic cloves, chopped
1 ea Cilantro root, chopped
3 ea Dried red chilies, soaked
-- chopped, seeded
1/2 ts Salt
3/4 c Rice vinegar
1/4 c Sugar
1/2 c Peanuts, finely chopped
2 c Peanut -=OR=- vegetable oil

--------------------------GARNISH-------------------------------
2 ts Cilantro leaves, chopped
2 ts Red pepper flakes

Cut the tofu into cubes 1" X 1" X 1 1/2". Set aside.

Make a paste of the garlic, cilantro root, chili peppers salt. Add
the vinegar mix.

Dissolve the sugar in 1/4 c hot water add it to the paste along
with the peanuts. Sprinkle with cilantro leaves red pepper flakes.

Put the oil in a wok heat until hot. Deep-fry the tofu for 5
minutes until it becomes light brown. Drain on paper towels.

Place tofu on a serving plate with the peanut sauce next to it. Use
the sauce as a dip. Serve either hot or at room temperature.

NOTE: Apparently you can buy tofu already deep-fried. If using this
product, then only deep-fry it again for
1 minute.

Puangkram C. Schmitz Michael J. Worman, "Practical Thai Cooking"

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