Son-in-law tofu and egg. The story of son in law eggs. You wouldn't be the first to question the title of this Thai dish, pondering how on earth any food could come to be named so unusually. This recipe for vegan son in law tofu is commonly found in Thailand and in vegan Thai cookbooks as an alternative to son in law eggs.
Son-in-law eggs have a mysterious name.
Some believe the golden eggs symbolize wealth, while others believe them to be a stand-in for a similarly sized male body part.
Whatever the real story, the dish itself is a great reason to heat up a pot of frying oil.
Hey everyone, it's Jim, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we're going to prepare a distinctive dish, son-in-law tofu and egg. One of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Son-in-law tofu and egg is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It's simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions every day. Son-in-law tofu and egg is something that I have loved my entire life. They are fine and they look fantastic.
The story of son in law eggs. You wouldn't be the first to question the title of this Thai dish, pondering how on earth any food could come to be named so unusually. This recipe for vegan son in law tofu is commonly found in Thailand and in vegan Thai cookbooks as an alternative to son in law eggs.
To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook son-in-law tofu and egg using 14 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Son-in-law tofu and egg:
- {Prepare 400 g of Firm tofu.
- {Make ready 4 of soft boiled eggs.
- {Prepare 200 g of all purpose flour.
- {Prepare 1 teaspoons of curry powder.
- {Take 2 teaspoons of salt.
- {Get 5 of shallots.
- {Make ready 5 of dried chillies.
- {Get of Vegetable Oil for pan frying.
- {Make ready of For tamarind sauce.
- {Get 2 of coriander leaves for garnishing.
- {Get 150 ml of water.
- {Prepare 50 ml of fish sauce.
- {Get 150 g of palm sugar.
- {Prepare 50 ml of tamarind juice.
How it's really made in Thailand. Son-in-law Eggs have all the Thai flavors: sweet and sour, with or without heat. For the adult version, fried chili peppers are served on the side. This is one of the most popular dishes for kids in Thailand, and it was definitely my favourite!
Instructions to make Son-in-law tofu and egg:
- Put the sliced shallots with kitchen towel to dry out the excess moisture, gently fry them on low heat until turn golden, take the fried shallots out of the oil and distribute them on kitchen towel to allow them to crisp up.
- Fry dried chilles until the colour is slightly darken up, put them aside for garnishing.
- Mix the flour with salts and curry powder and thinly coat the tofu (cut to chunks) and eggs with the flour mixture, fry them on the medium heat until the colour turn golden.
- Making sauce: on medium heat, put all the ingredients in a pot and constantly stir until the volume is reduce to half.
- Plating the fried tofu and eggs on a plate and pour the tamarind sauce over, garnishing with lots of fried shallots, coriander leafs and fried chillies.
I'm not really sure why it's called "son-in-law eggs" even. Son-in-law eggs are blistered hard-boiled eggs served with addicting spicy tamarind sauce. This is one of my favorite easy recipes that I made often. Thai Son-in-law eggs are hard-boiled eggs blistered in hot oil until golden brown all over and then smothered in sweet, spicy, tangy tamarind sauce. Drain and plunge into cold water.
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