Crispy kofu nuggets with creamy peanut sauce

28.8.2023

Author:

Alimonia

Hearty dishes

 ∙ Gluten-free & vegan∙

You heard right! Kofu is the new, super tasty vegan equivalent of tofu and is completely free from soy, lupins, yeast and gluten. And best of all - it is made from natural ingredients such as chickpea flour, water, sea salt and turmeric and contains no additives whatsoever. It is rich in fiber, which is essential for our intestines. Kofu is also very versatile and can be baked, deep-fried and boiled like tofu. In this recipe, they are fried until crispy and served with a creamy peanut sauce - soo delicious and also perfect as finger food. Give it a try, but be careful - danger of addiction😊! crispy greetings, Nicole

Preparation time
10 minutes
Cooking time
10 minutes
Portions
10 pieces

Ingredients

Kofu nuggets

  • ‍Kofu, available at Migros
  • 80g corn starch
  • 2 lupin eggs (45g lupin flour + 90ml water)
  • 80g plain breadcrumbs or plain panko flour
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon paprika powder
  • 1 teaspoon thyme
  • some pepper

--> Instead of lupin eggs, you can also use normal eggs if you are not vegan.

Peanut dip

  • 75g peanut butter (preferably a natural one without sugar and additives)
  • 100 ml plant-based milk or coconut milk (in my case Sproud unsweeted from Migros)
  • 1 garlic clove
  • 10g ginger
  • 1/2 lime, juice only
  • 1/2 chili pepper

--> If you don't like peanuts or have an allergy, you can use cashew butter, sunflower seed butter or tahini instead.

This is how it's done

  1. To make the peanut dip, first peel the garlic clove and ginger and cut into large pieces. Wash the chili pepper and also cut into large pieces. Place all the ingredients in a blender jug and blend to a creamy sauce. Set aside.
  2. Pat the kofu dry with kitchen paper and cut into 10 slices.
  3. In a bowl, mix together all the ingredients for the breadcrumb mixture. In a second bowl, add the cornflour. In the third bowl, mix the lupin flour with 90 ml water until lump-free.
  4. Roll the kofu slices first in the cornstarch, then dip in the lupin mixture and finally roll in the breadcrumb mixture.
  5. The next step is to fry the kofu nuggets in a pan with plenty of olive oil - approx. 3 minutes per side.
  6. Serve the crispy nuggets with the peanut dip and let them crisp up😊