Beancurd in Aromatic Coconut Milk

Soft beancurd is like custard, very tender and silky. It thus makes for a light, refreshing style of vegetarian dish. (In most supermarkets, this kind is labelled ‘japanese beancurd’.) braised in coconut milk, it absorbs all the rich flavours of that exotic fruit.

In this recipe, again generously provided by master chefs at the Vietnamese restaurant, Le Cheval, in Oakland, California, the beancurd and coconut milk are combined with aromatic spices in a delectable ensemble for a meat