Fish flavored tender tofu

Overview

This dish uses Japanese tofu, also called egg tofu. Although it is called tofu, it is actually not a soy product but made of eggs. It has a delicate and tender texture, but you need to be very careful when handling it because it is fragile.

Tags

• hot dishes
• common dishes
• old man
• sichuan cuisine
• dinner with friends
• spring recipes
• summer recipes
• autumn recipes
• winter recipes
• lunch
• japanese tofu
• light soy sauce
• minced ginger and garlic
• pickled pepper
• starch
• vinegar
• white sugar
• green onions

Ingredients

Steps

1. 1 Take the Japanese tofu out of the freezer and defrost it naturally for half an hour. Cut a strip of tofu into 5 pieces.

   

2. 2 Tofu is coated in dry starch and fried in oil.

   

3. 3 Fry until the skin is hard and crispy and the color turns yellow, take it out and set aside.

   

4. 4 Chop ginger and garlic, and mince pickled pepper.

   

5. 5 Mix sweet and sour sauce and set aside.

   

6. 6 Heat oil in a pan and sauté minced ginger, garlic and pickled pepper until fragrant.

   

7. 7 Add a little water and cook for 2 minutes, pour in the sweet and sour sauce, bring to a boil and cook for 1-2 minutes.

   

8. 8 Thicken the gravy to collect the juice.

   

9. 9 Pour the fish sauce over the tofu and sprinkle with green onions.