I love Japan. It is one of my favourite Countries and I’m hooked with its culture and most importantly, with its cuisine. I love Japan so much that I’ll be going back again this year for the second time and can’t wait to eat lots of Japanese food again!
Today I want to show you how to make Agedashi Tofu, a popular appetizer at Japanese restaurants that I really love to make and it is perfect during my Japanese theme dinners with friends.
What is it? It’s a crispy deep fried Tofu served with a flavorful sauce.
It is super easy to make and required deep frying so be prepared! Ready? Let’s start!
Agedashi Tofu
A popular appetizer at Japanese restaurants, crispy deep fried Tofu served with a flavorful sauce.
Ingredients
- 1 block medium firm tofu
- 4 tablespoon potato starch
- 4 cups neutral flavour oil
For the sauce
- 1 cup dashi use kmbu dashi or veg stock for vegan
- 2 tablespoon soy sauce
- 2 tablespoon mirin
Toppings
- 1 green onion chopped
- 1/4 seaweed sheet for sushi shredded
Instructions
- Wrap the tofu with some towel or paper cloth and put something on top of it to create a little pressure (a plate is fine). We need to remove the excess water from inside. (10 minutes)
- While we wait, put the dashi, soy sauce and mirin to a small pan and bring to boil gently for few minutes then turn off and set aside
- Now take the tofu that has been drained and cut it into 8-12 cubes, then coat the cubes with the potato flour and deep fry until they become light brown and crispy.
- Remove the tofu and drain the excess oil on a plate with a paper towel (or a rack if you have one)
- To serve, place the tofu in a serving bowl and pour the sauce on the side (without wetting the tofu).
- Garnish with spring onion and some seaweed sprinkles.
Itadakimasu! (Enjoy!)
Yum