Most of my weekends are also lined up with lots of work. Shooting for the blog, working on the photography assignment, cleaning, dusting, and the day ends with spending time with the little one. Among all these things a quick dinner comes to the rescue. We love this Crispy Tofu in Chinese garlic Sauce because of the flavorful sauce. The sauce is a bomb, loaded with lots of garlic and chili. The sweetness of the caramelized onion balances the spicy sauce. Do you love Crispy tofu? Whenever I make this or any other recipe that calls for crispy tofu, I pop a few of them before making it to the final dish. Let me tell you a few tips for super crispy tofu with a soft center.
Ingredients
Tofu – Refer to the next section on how to select the right tofu.Onions, garlic & ginger – Flavor agents used in all asian recipes.Cornstarch – To thicken the garlic sauceSauces – Soya sauce, rice vinegar and tomato ketchup – These sauces give the chinese garlic sauce its distinct flavor.Red & Green chili – Red chilies are for the heat and green chilies are chopped for garnish.Green onions – Adds flavor and used as garnish.Red bell pepper – Gives heat, flavor and color to the dish.
Tips To Make Tofu Crispy?
Making Crispy Tofu is very easy. Few basic steps to prep the Tofu and you will be surprised with the outcome.
How to make
Marination of tofu pieces is quite easy and needs tossing of tofu with salt, oil, and pepper. The next step is to prepare the base for the sauce. Needs stirring of all the sauces and cornstarch in a bowl. Cook the tofu over high heat and flip until all sides are browned. Do not crowd the tofu and keep them on a single layer. Once it is browned, remove and cover them with a paper towel to soak up all the excess oil. Now cook the rest of the ingredients (onions, garlic, ginger, etc) on the pan/skillet. Toss in the tofu and the sauce base. Toss everything well and wait for the sauce to thicken.
Serve With
You can serve this crispy tofu with any kind of rice – plain rice, brown rice, jasmine rice, or even fried rice like Jeera rice recipe, or Kimchi Fried Rice. It can also be served with noodles. This can also be had as an appetizer.
Store
Crispy tofu will not stay crispy in the refrigerator. It will become soft but the overall dish will taste good. I would not recommend storing it and it is better to prepare when needed as it is so quick to make.
Other chinese recipes
Chinese Chicken Salad With Sesame Dressing Chili Chicken Dry Chinese Five Spice Ginger Chicken Chinese Noodle Soup with Chicken Chinese Chicken Salad With Sesame Dressing Crispy Spring Rolls
