Hot and sour tofu soup

Heat things up with this tasty hot and sour tofu soup!

Recipe «Hot and sour tofu soup» presented in category Recipes / Vegetarian, to prepare this dish you will need no more 20 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 1 tbsp peanut oil, 8 small red chillies, with stems, 2 tbsp Gourmet Garden Lemongrass Paste, 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced, 1 1/2 tbsp vegetable stock powder , 3cm piece fresh ginger, thinly sliced, 8 kaffir lime leaves, 2 star anise , 375g thick rice stick noodles, 300g firm tofu, cut into 1.5cm cubes, 1 tbsp tamarind puree, 1/4 cup lime juice, Coriander sprigs, to serve, Long red chilli, thinly sliced, to serve.

Ingredients:

• 1 tbsp peanut oil 
• 8 small red chillies, with stems 
• 2 tbsp Gourmet Garden Lemongrass Paste 
• 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced 
• 1 1/2 tbsp vegetable stock powder 
• 3cm piece fresh ginger, thinly sliced 
• 8 kaffir lime leaves 
• 2 star anise 
• 375g thick rice stick noodles 
• 300g firm tofu, cut into 1.5cm cubes 
• 1 tbsp tamarind puree 
• 1/4 cup lime juice 
• Coriander sprigs, to serve 
• Long red chilli, thinly sliced, to serve 

Instructions

1. Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add chillies, lemon grass paste and garlic and cook for 2 mins or until chillies start to blister. Add stock powder, 8 cups (2L) water, ginger, kaffir lime leaves and star anise. Bring to a simmer and cook, covered, for 15 mins.
2. Meanwhile, place noodles in a large heatproof bowl and cover with boiling water. Set aside for 15 mins or until just tender. Drain.
3. Add tofu, tamarind and lime juice to the soup and cook for 1 min or until heated through.
4. Divide noodles among serving bowls. Fill with soup and top with coriander and sliced chilli to serve.