Tofu Rice Paper Rolls With Nori: Pan Fried Vegan Parcels From A Bali Cooking Class

Tofu Rice Paper Rolls With Nori, Pan Fried.

A Vegan Version Of A Bali Dish: Not Deep Fried, And Served With A Tamari Dipping Sauce.

Makes 8 To 10 Parcels.

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Introduction to tofu rice paper rolls

These tofu rice paper rolls are a filling of crumbled firm tofu, grated potato, celery, leek, spring onions, garlic, shallot and macadamia nuts, cooked with tamari and mirin. Each spoonful goes onto a strip of nori, wrapped in two rice paper sheets, then pan fried in a little olive oil and sprinkled with sesame seeds. They are vegan, the recipe makes 8 to 10 parcels, and they are served with a dipping sauce of tamari, mirin and spring onions.

I adapted this from a cooking class at Pondok Pisang, where we stay on our Bali retreats. There, the dish is deep fried. Instead, I made it into rice paper parcels, cooked gently in a frypan.

Go easy on the chilli. I used only a small amount, because it was too hot. Be sure not to overwhelm the mixture with too much heat.

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Tofu rice paper rolls, with dipping sauce

Pan fried tofu rice paper rolls with nori and sesame seeds on a plate, with a bowl of tamari dipping sauce

Pan fried, not deep fried.

Ingredients for tofu rice paper rolls

Here are the ingredients for this Flametree Yoga Studio dish. It makes 8 to 10 parcels.

The filling

1 block of firm tofu, 375 g
1 medium potato, grated
½ stick of celery
Leek leaf
2 garlic cloves
1 shallot
5 macadamia nuts
2 spring onions
3 to 4 medium shiitake mushrooms, finely sliced (optional: I add them in the version for my noodle soup)
Chilli pepper, or fresh sliced chilli, a small amount
Salt and pepper, to taste
1 tbs tamari
1 tbs mirin

The wrapping and cooking

1 sheet of nori
Rice paper sheets
Olive oil, to lightly coat the frypan
Sesame seeds, to sprinkle

The dipping sauce

Tamari
Mirin
Spring onions

Nori and rice paper

A packet of nori sheets and a packet of rice paper for tofu rice paper rolls

The two wrappers: nori inside, rice paper outside.

Crumbled firm tofu

Press the water out first.

Leek and shiitake mushrooms

Finely cut leek and sliced shiitake mushrooms for the tofu rice paper roll filling

Finely cut leek, with sliced shiitake.

How to make tofu rice paper rolls

Use these steps to make these pan fried vegan parcels.

Step 1: Press the tofu

Flatten the firm tofu to remove the water: wrap it in a towel and place a heavy object on top.
Crumble the tofu into a bowl.

Step 2: Make the filling

Add the grated potato, and the finely cut celery and leek.
Blend the garlic, shallot and macadamia nuts, and add them.
Finely slice the spring onions and add them. Add the shiitake mushrooms, finely sliced, if you are using them.
Add chilli pepper or fresh sliced chilli. Be sure not to overwhelm the mixture with too much heat.
Add salt and pepper to taste, and mix it all together.

Step 3: Cook the filling

Sauté the mixture in a frypan.
When it is cooked, add the mirin and tamari.
Allow to cool.

Step 4: Wrap the parcels

Cut the nori sheet into strips, about the size of the palm of your hand.
Get a dish of warm to hot water. Quickly dip a rice paper sheet in it.
Lay out the sheet, place a nori strip on it, then add about a tablespoon of the mixture.
Fold the sheet neatly. Then prepare another rice paper sheet, put it on top, and fold it over.
Make 8 to 10 parcels.

Step 5: Pan fry

Preheat a large frypan and lightly coat it with olive oil.
Lay out the parcels carefully, and cook both sides on a lowish to medium flame.
Turn the parcels over with care.
Remove from the heat, and sprinkle with sesame seeds when cooked.

Step 6: Make the dipping sauce

Mix tamari, mirin and spring onions, and serve it with the parcels.

The filling, cooking in the frypan

Tofu, potato, leek and celery filling for tofu rice paper rolls cooking in a frypan

Let it cool before you wrap it.

Are these tofu rice paper rolls deep fried?

No. The dish I learned at Pondok Pisang in Bali is deep fried. I wrap mine in rice paper and cook them in a frypan with a light coat of olive oil, on a lowish to medium flame.

How do you stop rice paper rolls tearing?

Dip each rice paper sheet only quickly in warm to hot water. Use two sheets for each parcel, one folded over the other. And turn the parcels over with care in the pan.

How much protein is in firm tofu?

Raw firm tofu has about 17.3 g of protein in every 100 g, according to the USDA FoodData Central database. This recipe uses a 375 g block.

Tofu rice paper rolls: quick questions answered

How many rice paper rolls does this make?

It makes 8 to 10 parcels.

Where does this recipe come from?

I adapted it from a cooking class at Pondok Pisang in Bali. There it is deep fried. I made it into rice paper parcels instead.

How do you get the water out of the tofu?

Wrap the firm tofu in a towel and place a heavy object on top to flatten it and remove the water.

How spicy are they?

As spicy as you like, but go easy. I used only a small amount of chilli, because it was too hot.

What do you dip them in?

A dipping sauce of tamari, mirin and spring onions.

More Flametree rice paper and tofu recipes

These rolls also go into my rice noodle soup with rice paper rolls. Or try my baked rice paper parcels with tofu and vegetables, my Balinese pan fried tempeh, or my baked banana rice paper dessert.

Do you have a vegan recipe or dish you’d like to share?

Please contact me with any dishes you’d like to share with me.

Obviously, I’m especially interested in any dish that is already a great Darwin vegan option.

Alternatively, it may be a potential vegan Darwin recipe that I could adapt, or be inspired by, as I did here.

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