By the way these recipes are teasers from my upcoming book.
Enjoy and happy holidays! Love Chef Mel x
Pan Fried Tofu with Spicy Garlic Sauce
Ingredients
½ block firm tofu cut into rectangles – about 10
½ cup water
½ teaspoon sea salt
Sauce
1 clove of minced garlic
1 scallion finely sliced
Shichimi
1 teaspoon rice syrup
1 tablespoon shoyu
1 teaspoon sesame oil
1 heaping teaspoon toasted sesame seeds
Preparation
Place the tofu into a bowl and add the salt.
Mix gently with hands.
Bring the water to a boil and pour over the tofu. Let sit
for 10-15 minutes.
Remove the tofu from the water and place on a plate. Dry
each piece of tofu with an unbleached paper towel.
Heat 2 tablespoons of sesame oil in a pan. When hot, add the
tofu.
Fry on one side for about 3-4 minutes.
Turn over and repeat on the other side for another 3-4
minutes.
Remove and place on a serving dish.
Place garlic, rice syrup, shoyu and sesame oil into a bowl
and mix together.
Add a generous shake of shichimi. Let sit for about 5
minutes and then put through a small strainer to remove the garlic pieces.
Add the scallions.
Pour the sauce over the tofu and garnish with toasted sesame
seeds.
Melanie, Although one of my all-time favorite chinese dishes in "family style" or "home style" bean curd, I have (MB) reasons for not wanting to order this in tradition US-Chinese restaurants….Yet, I've never had much success frying tofu at home. It either stays soft and gets not crispy exterior or it gets really hard and dried out. Are you saying that 2 tsp. of sesame oil is enough to fry all that tofu? I'll try this. Do you know what the effect is of soaking the tofu in the boiling salted water? Just curious. Many thanks!
ReplyDeleteIt seems to make the tofu easily to fry,less likely to stick and more crispy xx
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