This is true for, but not limited to: olives, scallops, pickles, tofu, sushi, etc. All things I just started eating in the past 3 years or so and now can not get enough of them... another one of these things is coconut milk.. I always love Indian Curry but had it in my mind that I hated Thai curry because it's base is coconut milk... But then one day I decided to try it and realized how wrong I was. Coconut milk is delicious! So of course now it's time to experiment with it....
Here is a recipe combining what we got in our farm box this week + what we had in our pantry to make a yummy and overflowing bowl of healthy food....
Let's begin!
I started by sauteing up some lite firm tofu
and chopped up all my veggies (we used onion, zucchini, fresh peas & green beans)
I sauteed the onions for a long time (almost 10 minutes!) until they were slightly brown (not burned!) and sweet and delicious...
Then sprinkled about a tablespoon of curry powder on them and let that cook a little bit... ( I need to invest in some spicier curry powder!)
Then added a can of light coconut milk and let it come to a boil and then simmer away until it became a nice thick infused coconut curry sauce...
Then I added the sauce to the tofu and zucchini that had been added to the panto saute a little bit. I threw the peas and beans in boiling water for about a minute or two before adding them to the mix along with some cayenne pepper for heat, some soy sauce and a little salt and pepper...
and then served the whole thing over a little Bulgar to soak up all that sauce....
and then there you have it! Sprinkled it with a few slivered almonds for crunch...and dinner was served!
mmmmmmmmmm....