Silken Tofu in Spicy Shrimp Paste Sauce

If you love chili and spicy food, then this is a must try. It's light but satisfying, versatile and makes you go for seconds. Plus can be prepared within 15 minutes (even lesser if you have the paste ready). Feel free to adjust the chili according to your taste.

Ingredients

• 1 pack of silken tofu (roughly cut in big cubes will break and melt in the pan when cooked)
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1 shallot
• 1 lemon grass ( chopped)
• 5 to 6 green chilies 
• 2 red chilies
• 1 teaspoon shrim paste
• 2 teaspoon lime juice
• 2 teaspoon palm sugar
• 5 shrimps (cleaned and peeled)
• 3 table spoon canola or peanut oil
• Pinch of salt
• Dash of soy sauce in 4 tablespoon water
• Green onion for garnish (chopped)

Directions

• Use a mortar to pound garlic, shallot, lemon grass, chilies and the shrim paste
• Add lime juice, pinch of salt and form a paste and set aside
• Heat oil in pan, fry the paste till fragrant
• Add the shrimps and cook
• Add the silken tofu and just stir lightly to cover the paste on the tofu
• Let it cook until all the water from the tofu has almost evaporated
• Add sugar and let it slightly caramelize 
• Add light soy sauce
• Add a bit more salt if needed
• Take it off the heat and sprinkle spring onion

Alternatively use squids or minced chicken in the place of shrimps or cook as it is. This recipe hardly goes wrong.

Happy Cooking!