🇮🇩 Indonesian

Tofu Sayur Lodeh

Name: Tofu Sayur Lodeh
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 37 min
Total time: 52 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indonesian
Ingredients: to taste Salt; 2, chopped Garlic; 3 medium, cubed Potato; 2, thickly sliced Carrot; 150 g Green Beans; 200 g Cabbage; 500 g, fried Tofu; 400 ml Coconut Milk; 4 cloves, minced Shallots; 750 ml Stock or Broth; 1 tsp Ground Coriander; 2 tbsp Coconut Oil

🇮🇩 Indonesian

Hearty and humble: tofu braised with vegetables until the broth turns silky and every spoonful comforts. 52 minutes of mostly hands-off cooking.

Prep 15 min Cook 37 min Serves 4 Medium

Ingredients

Saltto taste
Garlic2, chopped
Potato3 medium, cubed
Carrot2, thickly sliced
Green Beans150 g
Cabbage200 g
Tofu500 g, fried
Coconut Milk400 ml
Shallots4 cloves, minced
Stock or Broth750 ml
Ground Coriander1 tsp
Coconut Oil2 tbsp

Optional extras

Fresh Cilantrohandful, to finish

Instructions

1
Warm the Coconut Oil in a heavy casserole and brown the tofu well on all sides — real colour means real flavour.
2
Lift the tofu out, soften the garlic and shallots in the same pot, then add the ground coriander.
3
Return the tofu, tip in the potato and carrot, and pour over the stock.
4
Cover and let it murmur gently for 35-40 minutes until everything is spoon-tender and the broth has body.
5
Season with salt and cracked pepper, then shower with fresh cilantro right before serving.

Chef's tip

A final squeeze of lime just before serving lifts every other flavour.

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Watch how it's made

Video: Sayur Lodeh with tofu, Indonesia | 50 Kitchens, One City · on YouTube