Thai style tofu and snow peas on rice vermicelli with lime peanut sauce

This is one of our favorite meals. The spicy, lemony flavors are a wonderful addition to the peanut butter.

Serving Size: 4

Ingredients:

• 1 cup snow peas, coarsely chopped
• 1-2 tbs. fresh ginger, minced
• 1 chili pepper, crushed
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1/2 lb tofu, cubed
• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 1/2 cup coconut milk
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 1/3 cup lime juice
• 4 tablespoons cilantro or coriander, chopped
• 8 ounces rice vermicelli

Directions:

1. Heat the oil in a large skillet. Saute the onion and add the snow peas, ginger, chili pepper, stir-fry for a couple of minutes.
2. Stir in the tofu and stir fry for a couple more minutes.
3. Blend the peanut butter, soy sauce, lime juice, coconut milk and cilantro.
4. Pour over vegetables and remove from heat.
5. Cook the rice vermicelli in boiling water.
6. Drain and serve the sauce over the vermicelli.
7. Garnish with cilantro or coriander leaves.

Author: Chris Walker. This entry was posted on Monday, May 12th, 2008 at 6:08 pm. It is filed under Main Dishes, Pea, Peanut, Rice noodles, Tofu. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.

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