Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 1 block of firm tofu
  • 2 cups fresh bean sprouts
  • 250 gr dry rice stick noodles / bee hoon
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 6 red chilis (more if you like it spicier)
  • 100 gr roasted peanuts (see notes)
  • 1 Tbsp brown sugar
  • 2-inch block of tamarind paste
  • 200 ml warm water
  • 2-3 Thai chili (more if you like it spicier)
  • Indonesian sweet soy sauce
  • Fried shallots
  • Prawn crackers or whatever crackers you like
  • 2 hard-boiled eggs (quartered)
  • 1 large cucumber

Instruction

  • Blanch the rice stick noodles briefly in hot water until it softens but not mushy. Drain and then refresh with cold water. Set aside. You can also blanch the raw garlic briefly if you don't like the raw taste of it
  • Peel the cucumber and then half lengthwise. Use a spoon to scoop the seeds out. Cut into 1-inch slices