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Filipino Tocino & Garlic Rice
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Serves
2
Cook Time
30-35 minutes (plus at least 2 hours marinating)
Ingredients
For the Rice
- White long grain rice |100g uncooked| cooked, cooled and dried (day old thats been chilled overnight is best)
OR - Cooked white long grain rice |250g packet|
- Garlic cloves |6 large| finely chopped
For the Tofu Tocino
- Firm tofu |1 XL block|
- Brown sugar |75g|
- Salt |Large pinch|
- Garlic cloves |3| minced
- Soy sauce |1.5 tbsp|
- Rice vinegar |1.5 tbsp|
- Pineapple or apple juice |60ml|
- Black pepper |Large pinch|
- Corn flour |10g|
- Red food colouring |Few drops| optional
For Serving
- Fried egg | | traditional and optional
Ingredients
For the salad
Method
Prepare ingredients
- Tear the tofu into bite sized chunks
- Finely chop garlic
- In a bowl whisk brown sugar, salt, soy sauce, rice vinegar, pineapple juice, pepper, rice flour, garlic, and a drop of red food colour if using
Marinate
- Add the tofu to a re-usable zip lock bag
- Pour in the marinade, ensuring all pieces are coated, push the air out and seal
- Refrigerate at least 2 hours (overnight is even better)
Cook tocino
- Heat a drizzle of oil in a frying pan over medium-high heat
- Drain the tofu, reserving the marinade
- Fry the drained tofu for 8-10 minutes, moving regularly, until caramelised and sticky
- Pour in the marinade and simmer until thickened
- Taste and season with salt if needed
Make garlic rice
- Heat a generous drizzle of oil in a frying pan over a medium heat
- Add the garlic and cook until golden and super fragrant
- Add in the cooked rice and stir fry until combined and piping hot
Serve
- Plate tofu tocino, garlic rice, fried egg, if using, and a cheek of lime
- Enjoy
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