Fried Tofu with Rice

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Fried Tofu with Rice

What is it

A tofu dish in a dark soy sauce with chillies, ginger, szechuan pepper, a bag o shallots. Contains egg. Served with rice.

This recipe feeds four hungry hippos.

Ingredients

For Chopping

• A bag o shallots
• A red hot chilly pepper
• A finger o ginger
• A bunch o spring onion

For Cubing

• Two bricks o tofu

For Mortar and/or Pestling

• Szechuan Peppers

Sauces

• Light soy sauce
• Kacap Manis, a thick and sweet soy sauce

For Frying

• An egg
• Cornflour

For Steamin

• 3 cups o Thai Jasmine Rice

For Fryin

• Oil (I tend to use groundnut)

Equipment

• A wok
• An oven
• A rice cooker

Recipe

Prepare tofu

1. Chop tofu into 2cm cubes
2. Pop tofu in oven for 25 minutes to remove moisture at 200 fan.

In the meantime...

These steps can be done in any order while the tofu is in the oven.

3. Fry shallots until golden brown and set to one side
4. Combine the following in a bowl and set to one side:

• 3 tablespoons light soy sauce
• add a bit o salt (maybe a teaspoon?)
• add a tablespoon o sugar
• as much szechuan pepper as you dare
• half a cup o water
• throw in your ginger and chillies

5. Cook rice

When ready to fry tofu

6. Place your tofu in a big bowl and coat with egg and then cornflour
7. Fry tofu in your wok until light brown and looking nice and crispy then set to one side

Voila

Now we combine together our fried tofu, fried shallots, and bowl o soy sauce. Throw in the spring onions. Then slather a bunch of Kecap Manis in there.

Serve with rice

Do you do home delivery Adrian?