Prawn Flavoured Fried Tofu. This Chinese Shrimp (Chinese Prawn) and Tofu recipe is suitable for any occasion. Be it for Chinese New Year or for your simple lunch or dinner. Firm or extra firm tofu: You cannot use soft or medium tofu as it will release more water and fall apart.
You can have Prawn Flavoured Fried Tofu using 20 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Prawn Flavoured Fried Tofu
- You need of A. The Tofu.
- It’s 250 g of Cooked & Peeled Shrimp.
- Prepare 3 of tubes Japanese egg tofu.
- It’s 3 of eggs.
- Prepare 3 tbsp of corn flour.
- Prepare 2 of Firm tofu (500g).
- Prepare 2 tsp of chicken seasoning pepper.
- You need 1 tsp of ground pepper.
- It’s of B. The Chilli Sauce (Optional).
- It’s 3-5 of big red chilies - deseeded.
- It’s 3 of bird eyed chilies (or more).
- Prepare 1/2 of big lemon - juiced.
- Prepare 1/2 tsp of chicken seasoning powder.
- It’s 1/4 c of sugar.
- It’s 1/4 c of water.
- You need 1/4 c of peeled Garlic.
- Prepare Pinch of salt.
- Prepare of Note:.
- You need 1 of . Use any type of sauce or store bought sauce for dipping. Here, we sometimes use either Vegemite or Brovil.
- You need 2 of . Dip this tofu in any sauce or make this one. Recipe for the sauce here is best served with steamed Chicken Rice.
Fried tofu is both vegetarian and vegan can be dipped in just about any kind of sauce. You can also use it in a vegetable stir-fry or noodle dish. While some meat-eaters might turn up their nose at the mention of the stuff, tofu is a versatile ingredient that takes on flavor easily and can be steamed. One final note: Serve the tofu within an hour or so for maximum crispiness.
Prawn Flavoured Fried Tofu step by step
A - Prepare a steamer and leave to water in the steamer to boil. Line a square steaming tray with baking paper with two long sides overhang for easy lifting of the Cooked tofu later..
Next, Place all ingredients in A into a food processor and blitz into a smooth paste. Pour this into a steaming tray. Cover steaming tray with aluminum foil. Steam for 30-35 minutes until set..
Remove tofu from the tray once tofu is completely cool. Cut into small squares..
Place enough corn flour in a bowl to coat each piece of cut tofu. Heat oil in a pan. Coat cut tofu with corn flour and transfer them straight to hot oil. Fry until golden brown. Place on a cooling rack. Make sure to put rack on a tray, this is to drain any excess oil. Serve with any sauce or simple chili sauce in B..
B - Blend everything in B until it turns into a fine sauce. Refrigerate and use clean and dry spoon to scoop content when needed..
If refrigerated, the pieces will lose their crispiness and Marinated tofu cubes: For extra flavor, toss the sliced tofu in a mixture of soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, and sesame oil and let stand for a few. One of these days I will post a recipe for Butter Prawns, a dish that's amazingly decadent and loved by many. In the meantime, this slight adaptation of the ingredients to deep-fried tofu cubes The base of the flavor which is a combination of butter, bird's eye chili, curry leaves and evaporated milk results in. The tofu had flavor like I had never tasted! Flavor was infused all throughout each piece of tofu, and I decided I needed to find a way to re-create this I'll teach you how to make the best tofu ever.
