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Thursday, March 06, 2008

Agadashi Tofu recipe

ngredients
  • Japanese tofu, 200g
  • Grated white radish (daikon)
  • Spring onions, chopped
  • Bonito Flakes
  • Cornflour
  • Vegetable oil
  • Sauce:
  • 1/2 cup dashi soup stock (konbu dashi)
  • 1/2 tbsp mirin
  • 1/2 tbsp light soy sauce

Directions
  1. Wrap tofu in paper towels and squeeze out excess water.
  2. Cut the tofu to small squares (I cut a 200g block to 4 squares).
  3. Coat the tofu cubes with cornflour evenly.
  4. Deep fry the tofu in pre-heated oil (170C, 340F) for about 4 minutes or until light golden brown.
  5. Drain the deep fried tofu on tempura papers and then place them on serving plates.
  6. In a saucepan, bring the ingredients for the sauce to a boil. Pour the hot sauce over the tofu.
  7. Top each tofu with grated radish, bonito flakes and spring onions.