Crispy Deep Fried Tofu

Introduction:

To tell you the truth, I had never dreamed of cooking things like this before today. Ever since I solved the oil consumption problem which is the biggest one for deep fried recipes, I know I will do this sooner or later.

This recipe that I am going to introduce to your today has been maintained in my mind for a long time. I couldn’t have had the courage to get started until today.

However, I knew it should be the time. And so it was. Rachel was really surprised to see that I can do deep fry cooking. She was even more surprised at how delicious this fried tofu recipe is.

Ingredients:

Tofu: 400 g

Fried peanuts: 50 g (You can buy them or fry them yourself.)

Seasonings:

Wheat flour: 50 g

Starch: 20 g

Salt: 3 g

MSG: 1 g

Spiced salt: 3 g

Pepper powder: 1 g

Peanut oil: 80 g (If you use the method I found out and mentioned above, then 4 tablespoons of oil would be enough.)

Preparation Work:

1. Peel the fried peanuts and pat them into small grains with the side of the kitchen knife;

2. Put the tofu into a bowl, mash it and blend it fully with starch, wheat flour, peanut grains, salt, pepper powder and MSG;

Cooking Steps:

1. Put the wok on intermediate heat;

2. Pour the peanut oil into the wok and heat it up to 70% hot;

3. Press the blended tofu into the shape of thin pancakes, and drop them into the heated oil;

4. Strain them out of the oil wok when the pancakes becomes golden in color;

5. Put the deep fried tofu onto a plate and spray the spiced salt on them before serving.

Cooking Tips:

1. I highly recommend that the amount should be evaluated beforehand. I cooked more than we could eat and put the leftover into the refrigerator. They became very soggy. Believe me. That’s not what you want.

2. I don’t recommend tofu that is very soft. On the contrary, I used the hardest tofu available in the market place because they have less moisture contained.

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