Name: HOMEMADE THAI SWEET CHILI SAUCE WITH FRIED TOFU
Yield: 1 cup sauce
Ingredients: 1/2 cup rice vinegar; 1/2 cup water; 1 1/2 TB sugar; 1/8 tsp salt; 2 cloves garlic, finely minced; 1 TB sambal oelek (more or less, to taste); very finely minced fresh hot pepper, to taste (optional); 1 TB cornstarch, dissolved in 1 TB cold water; 1 block of firm tofu (no need to press it); 1 1/2 tsp Ener-G, whisked with 5 TB cold water; 3/4 cup cornstarch; vegetable oil, for frying