Airfryer Tofu-and Tempeh-stuffed Eggplant Rolls in Spicy Balado Sauce

Ingredients

• *NOTE: My airfryer does not need preheating. Please adjust cooking times if necessary.
• ***Ingredients for Rolls:
• 2 eggplants, sliced lengthwise in 3-4mm thickness
• 1 pack tasty tempeh, sliced into fingers, dusted with a little plain flour
• 1 pack fried tofu puffs, soaked in boiling water for 10 mins, then squeezed dry
• 2 tsp coconut oil
• Olive oil spray, to airfry eggplant
• Juice 1 lime
• Green spring onion slices
• ***Ingredients for Balado Spice Paste:
• 1 tbsp Yeo’s Sambal Oeleck
• 2 small green chillies
• 6 cloves garlic, peeled
• 6 Asian shallots, peeled
• 5cm length ginger, peeled, roughly sliced
• 5cm length galangal, peeled, roughly sliced
• 2cm length turmeric, peeled
• 1 lemongrass stalk, white part only, bruised, roughly sliced
• 2 tomatoes, quartered
• 4 kaffir lime leaves, spines removed, sliced finely
• 2 dried daun salam leaves
• 1 tbsp palm sugar, grated
• 1 tsp salt
• ½ tsp black pepper
• 3 tbsp water

Method

1. ***Method for Airfryer Balado Spice Paste:
2. Blend all Spice Paste ingredients in high-speed blender till smooth.
3. Place coconut oil in metal pan into airfryer. Melt at 160°C (approx 2 mins).
4. Add blended Spice Paste. Airfry 160°C for 20- 25 mins, stirring occasionally, until paste is thick and almost dry.
5. Adjust seasoning to taste, add lime juice, stir, set aside.
6. ***Method for Tempeh:
7. Place flour-dusted tempeh fingers in airfryer basket. Spray with olive oil spray. Airfry 180°C 10 mins, turning and spraying halfway through. Set aside.
8. ***Method for Tofu Puffs:
9. Place tofu puffs in airfryer basket. Airfry 180°C for 4 mins to freshen up. Set aside.
10. ***Method for Roasted Eggplant Slices:
11. Place 3-5 eggplant slices in airfryer basket at a time. Do not overlap. Spray liberally with olive oil, season with salt, pepper. Airfry 180°C for 15-20 mins, turning over and spraying with olive oil halfway through. Airfry until golden brown, but still soft. Repeat with remaining eggplant slices.
12. ***Method for making Rolls:
13. Roll up a tempeh finger and 1-2 fried tofu puffs in a roasted eggplant slice. Repeat with remaining eggplant slices.
14. Place seam-side down in Balado sauce, nestle Rolls into sauce, spread a little sauce over the top. Add a little water if sauce has thickened up too much.
15. Airfry 180°C for 5 minutes to heat up Rolls.
16. Sprinkle with spring onion slices and serve.

Product used in recipe

• Yeo's - Sambal Oelek