Hey everyone, it’s Louise, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, chinese crispy tofu. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
What we love about this Crispy Tofu in Chinese garlic Sauce the flavourful sauce. The sauce is a Do you love Crispy tofu? Whenever I make this or any other recipe that calls for crispy tofu, I pop.
Chinese Crispy Tofu is one of the most popular of recent trending meals in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. Chinese Crispy Tofu is something that I have loved my whole life. They are nice and they look fantastic.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook chinese crispy tofu using 14 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Chinese Crispy Tofu:
- Get Block ready pressed Tofu
- Make ready 2 tsp Chinese five spice
- Get 1 tsp mirin
- Get 2 tbsp dark soy sauce
- Get 1/2 tsp garlic paste
- Get 1/2 tsp ginger paste
- Prepare 1 tsp tomato purée
- Prepare 1/2 tsp chilli flakes
- Take Half a green pepper sliced
- Prepare 1 small red onion diced
- Take Handful sliced mushrooms
- Take 300 ml water
- Take Salt and pepper
- Get Coriander for decoration
The original crispy tofu snack is deep fried until crispy and golden. I love to serve crispy tofu on these red food trays, just like how street vendors and stores do in China. A nice quick side dish - crispy sesame tofu. Wrap the tofu in a clean kitchen towel.
Steps 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.
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. The Tofu is beautifully crispy, thanks to that crunchy coating ,before melting into your mouth with its softness. And that sauce, for all its simplicity, is extremely addictive. Sweet with a mild heat to it and.
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