Hey everyone, it is Brad, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, chinese crispy tofu. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Chinese Crispy Tofu is one of the most popular of recent trending foods in the world. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions daily. They are fine and they look fantastic. Chinese Crispy Tofu is something which I’ve loved my whole life.
The original crispy tofu snack is deep fried until crispy and golden. The golden tofu chunks will puff up and turn chewy and crispy, with a texture very close to fried tofu. What we love about this Crispy Tofu in Chinese garlic Sauce the flavourful sauce.
To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have chinese crispy tofu using 14 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Chinese Crispy Tofu:
- Prepare Block ready pressed Tofu
- Take 2 tsp Chinese five spice
- Take 1 tsp mirin
- Get 2 tbsp dark soy sauce
- Take 1/2 tsp garlic paste
- Get 1/2 tsp ginger paste
- Take 1 tsp tomato purée
- Get 1/2 tsp chilli flakes
- Prepare Half a green pepper sliced
- Get 1 small red onion diced
- Take Handful sliced mushrooms
- Make ready 300 ml water
- Get Salt and pepper
- Get Coriander for decoration
This Chinatown favorite tofu dish is fried to crispy perfection, and it doesn't take long to make! Wrap the tofu in a clean kitchen towel. Place a chopping board on top and weigh it down with some cans or heavy cookbooks. This removes water and makes the tofu extra crispy.
Instructions to make Chinese Crispy Tofu:
- Drain and press the tofu for excess water, cut into strips and add salt, pepper and chilli flakes. In a hot pan or wok add oil and fry the tofu until crispy. Remove and leave to drain on a piece of kitchen paper.
- Wipe the wok, add a splash of oil and fry the onions, green pepper, mushrooms and Chinese five spice until soft. Add the Ginger, Garlic paste and tomato purée and cook for another couple of minutes. Add the soy, mirin and water and reduce to a lovely thick and sticky sauce. Season to taste.
- Add your crispy tofu to the sauce just to warm through as you don’t want to lose that crispy taste. Serve and enjoy.
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