Happy New Year, dear friends! I hope that 2021 brings you all much joy and happiness. I won’t go into the current state of things – everyone is struggling in their own way. But here is a delicious and nourishing recipe for you to try out so that you can kickstart the year off with loads of energy.

Just a small heads up before we start, though. Please note that my curry paste was pretty mild, so adjust the amount from the below recipe depending on how spicy you like your food.

INGREDIENTS:

(Yields 6 servings / 1.05 EUR per serving / 6.31 EUR for all)

2 tbsp coconut oil (0.13 EUR)

1 large onion (0.10 EUR)

1 red pepper (0.20 EUR)

2 green bell peppers (0.40 EUR)

6 garlic cloves (0.20 EUR)

4 tbsp red Thai curry paste (0.53 EUR)

1 tsp chili paste (0.07 EUR)

2 tbsp tomato paste (0.27 EUR)

1 tsp salt (0.01 EUR)

1 can full-fat coconut cream (1.00 EUR)

6 cups of veggie broth (0.40 EUR)

Block of smoked tofu (1.00 EUR)

Block of plain firm tofu (0.80 EUR)

200 grams rice vermicelli (0.40 EUR)

200 grams frozen leafed spinach (0.40 EUR)

Additional:

Lime wedges for serving (0.40 EUR)

METHOD:

Peel, wash and chop up the veggies and tofu. Add coconut oil, the onion and the peppers to a wok or a deeper pot on medium heat and saute for about 5 minutes, until slightly caramelized. Add in minced garlic, curry paste, chili paste and tomato paste, stir and cook for a minute until the spices become fragrant. Then add in salt, coconut cream, veggie broth, smoked and firm tofu and bring to a rolling boil. Reduce heat and simmer for about 10-15 minutes, so all the flavors have time to combine.

Add in rice vermicelli and frozen leafed spinach, give a good stir and turn off heat. Cover with a lid and let it all sit for about five minutes, so the noodles can cook from residual heat and the spinach thaws. Serve with a squeeze of fresh lime juice and some extra lime wedges.

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Sretna vam Nova godina, dragi prijatelji! Nadam se da će vam 2021. svima donijeti puno sreće i veselja. Neću uopće ulaziti u trenutno stanje stvari – svatko se bori na svoj način. Međutim, evo vam jedan ukusan i hranjiv recept koji možete isprobati kako bi ste godinu započeli puni energije.

Samo mala napomena prije nego li počnemo. Moja curry pasta je bila dosta blaga, pa imajte to u vidu prilikom kuhanja i recept prilagodite s obzirom na to koliko ljutu hranu volite.

SASTOJCI:

(Za 6 porcija / 7,88 kn po porciji / 47,26 kn za sve)

2 žlice kokosovog ulja (1,00 kn)

1 veliki luk (0,75 kn)

1 crvena paprika (1,50 kn)

2 zelene paprike (3,00 kn)

6 češnjeva češnjaka (1,50 kn)

4 žlice crvene tajlandske curry paste (4,00 kn)

1 žličica čili paste (0,50 kn)

2 žlice koncentrata od rajčice (2,00 kn)

1 žličica soli (0,01 kn)

1 konzerva punomasnog kokosovog mlijeka (7,50 kn)

6 šalica povrtnog temeljca (3,00 kn)

Kocka dimljenog tofua (7,50 kn)

Kocka običnog čvrstog tofua (6,00 kn)

200 g tankih rižinih rezanaca (3,00 kn)

200 g smrznutog špinata u listovima (3,00 kn)

Dodatno:

Kriške limete za posluživanje (3,00 kn)

PRIPREMA:

Operite, ogulite i nasjeckajte svo povrće i tofu. Kokosovo ulje, luk i paprike ubacite u wok ili dublji lonac na srednje jakoj vatri i dinastajte oko pet minuta, da se sve blago karamelizira. Dodajte sjeckani češnjak, curry pastu, čili pastu i koncentrat rajčice, dobro promiješajte i kuhajte koju minutu, samo da začini zamiriše. Sada ubacite i sol, kokosovo mlijeko, temeljac i oba tofua te pustite da sve zavrije. Smanjite vatru i krčkajte jedno 10-15 minuta, da se svi okusi prožmu.

Dodajte rižine rezance i špinat, dobro sve promiješajte pa maknite sa vatre. Poklopite i ostavite da miruje jedno pet minuta, kako bi se rezanci skuhali od zaostale topline, a špinat odmrznuo. Poslužite pokapano sa malo soka od limete i još ekstra kriškama limete.