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Fried Honeycombed Tofu adds excitement to your dinner table. |
Ingredients:
1 pack hard tofu
3 cups oil for frying
Dipping Sauce:
3 cloves garlic, chopped
6 stems cilantro, chopped
1 cup low sodium soy sauce
Desirable amount of Sriracha
Direction:
- Cut tofu into pieces of half inch thick.
- Lay the slices on a clean plate and put them in the freezer overnight.
- Next day, remove them from the freezer and soak in water.
- Squeeze out excess water and lay on a layer of paper towel to let dry.
- Heat oil on medium heat until ready for frying* (about 5 minutes).
- Carefully drop the slices into oil. Flip once to have even coverage.
- Remove from heat when tofu pieces turned light brown.
- Lay fried tofu on dry paper towel until surface is no longer greasy.
- Mix the dipping sauce ingredients for dipping or serve with your favorite dipping sauce.
*Ready for Frying: Drop a small piece of tofu. If it dips to the bottom then come right up, it is ready to fry.
Originally posted on Instagram June 15, 2013