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Feature Ingredient: Tofu
Tofu is a type of curd produced by the coagulation of soy milk, which is then compressed to form firm white blocks. These blocks are then sliced into smaller sizes and then packaged into the tofu you find in the supermarket. There are many variations to tofu, such as silken, firm, soft etc that are all created using a similar technique with small variants in the production process. Tofu is popular in East Asian cuisine, found in both savoury and sweet dishes.Tofu is also popular as a source of protein in vegetarian diets and is therefore important in Buddhism. The English name itself comes from Japanese, which is in turn derived from the Chinese equivalent, 豆腐.
Recipe: Crispy Tofu Triangles
Serves 6
Ingredients:
500g firm tofu
1 cup cornflour
1 tbsp all spice
1/2 tbsp salt
Enough vegetable oil to cover the bottom half of the pan
Method:
- Mix the cornflour, all spice and salt to create a powder mixture.
- Place the tofu into the spiced mixture and cover on all sides.
- Shallow fry the tofu until each side is golden brown.
- Serve whilst hot.
A short photo compilation:
Cut the tofu into triangle pieces, then cover them with cornflour, all spice and salt.
Shallow fry the tofu in some vegetable oil.
Serve whilst hot!
Ratings/Comments:
Price: Approximately $1.00 per serving
Difficulty: 1/5
Taste: 5/5
Overall: 5/5
(1 being lowest/not good - 5 being highest/best)
This recipe was really interesting to try as I was trying to recreate a dish I had tried at a Chinese restaurant. The technique is really quite simple and takes only a few minutes to prepare and cook. After this, you are left with perfect golden tofu triangles that are crispy on the outside yet soft and hot in the inside - amazing! I hope you try this recipe out!
- C
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