Learn how to make this delicious Indonesian-style tahu telur with crispy edges served with a delicious peanut dressing. You will love the texture of this dish.
If you use roasted peanuts. Finely chop them in a food processor
Preheat a medium saucepan. Add oil and saute shallots and garlic for about 1 minute. Add tamarind paste, peanuts (or peanut butter), water, sambal oelek, kecap manis. Bring it to a simmer and if it's too thick, you can add a bit more water so it has a thick but pourable consistency. Have a taste and add more salt and/or kecap manis as needed
Prepare the tahu telur mixture:
Beat the eggs with, tapioca starch, salt and pepper. Add the finely chopped green onion. Add the tofu cubes
To deep-fry the tahu telur:
Heat about 1/2 inch of oil in a non-stick pan over medium heat. Ladle about one big scoop of the tahu telur mixture. The mixture will sizzle and have lots of bubbles on the edge. Ffry until they are golden brown, about 2-3 minutes on one side and then gently flip over and fry another 2 minutes. Remove from the oil into an absorbent paper towel. Repeat with the rest. You can get about 5-6 omelettes or more, depending on how much you ladle at one time
For extra crispy tahu telur, fry the omelette for second time. Start from the first one you fry. This round will be quick as it is only to crisp it up. It will take less than one minute or so on each side
If making with egg rings and you don't want to deep fry:
If you don’t want to deep fry the tahu telur, you can do shallow fry. Using the egg rings will help too if you have some.Heat about 2 Tbsp of oil in a large non-stick pan, about 10-12 inch. Place the egg rings there and brush with some oil. Let them heat up so the eggs won’t stick to the rings. Scoop in the egg and tofu mixture all the way to the top. Let them cook until the bottom have settled and golden brown
Gently remove the ring with the help of rubber spatula. Flip over and let them cook until golden brown. Don't panic if it's not the perfect round
How to serve:
It is usually served in family-style (everyone is sharing): Layer the serving platter with a bed of lettuce and then half of the shredded lettuce. Arrange the tahu telur on top then layer with the other half of the shredded lettuce, cucumber and bean sprouts. Pour the dressing over. Garnish with roasted peanuts, crispy shallots, a drizzle of kecap manis and serve immediately
You can also serve it in an individual portion if you prefer