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Tofu larb

Crumbled tofu, lime, chilli, herbs, and toasted rice powder.

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With toasted rice powder

25 minutes · serves 2 · Easy

What you need

  • 400g firm tofu
  • 2 tbsp uncooked sticky rice
  • 2 limes
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 4 shallots, sliced
  • Mint and coriander, a lot
  • 1 tsp chilli flakes
  • Lettuce leaves

What you do

  1. 1Toast the raw rice in a dry pan until deep brown, 8 minutes, then grind it to a coarse powder. This is what makes it larb.
  2. 2Press the tofu dry, crumble it, and fry hard until the edges catch.
  3. 3Off the heat: lime juice, soy, sugar, chilli, shallots.
  4. 4Herbs and rice powder folded through at the very last second. Scoop with lettuce.

Ten minutes

10 minutes · serves 2 · Very easy

What you need

  • 400g firm tofu
  • 2 limes
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce
  • Chilli flakes
  • Shallot
  • Mint and coriander
  • Crushed peanuts

What you do

  1. 1Crumble and fry the tofu until browned.
  2. 2Dress with lime, soy and chilli off the heat.
  3. 3Shallot, herbs and peanuts through at the end.