Hi all
This time I am going to show you how to make Agedashi tofu
Agedashi tofu is very popular at any Izakaya restaurant, but you can make it yourself very easily
So, would you like to try it at home?
What you need
Dashi powder: you can use Shiitake mushroom, kelp (kombu), or Bonito dashi powder.
Where can you get them? Usually, Asian shops but sometimes Woolworths will have it.
Tofu: Using Momen tofu is better as it’s a little firmer. You can use silken tofu but it’s sometime difficult because it’s soft.
I use Japanese style tofu not Chinese ones.
Soy sauce: if you are gluten free, use Tamari.
Mirin: if you are gluten free, check always check the label, sometimes they contain wheat.
Tips for making Agedashi tofu
• Dry Momen tofu.
Just wrapping the tofu with paper towel is fine.
• Before you deep fry your tofu, make the sauce.
Once deep fried the tofu will eventually soften. Have the sauce ready to go so your tofu has a nice crunch.
Agedashi Tofu
Ingredients
- 300 g Momen tofu
- 1 each Eggplant
- 1 tbsp Starch
- Oil for deep-fry
For dashi sauce
- 250 ml Water
- 4 g Shiitake mushroom Dashi powder
- 1 tbsp Mirin
- 2 tbsp Soy sauce
- Spring onion For garnish
Instructions
- Wrap tofu with kitchen paper to make sure it’s dry.
- Making the sauce; pour 250ml of water into a pot and turn heat to mid.
- Add shiitake mushroom dashi powder, mirin, soy sauce and melt all ingredients.
- Remove the top of the eggplant and cut it in half.
- Score the eggplant’s skin (see the photo)
- Cut the eggplant in 3 (see the photo)
- Cut the tofu in 6 pieces
- Heat up oil in a pot for deep frying.
- Deep fry the cut eggplant pieces. When cooked through remove the pieces from the oil and put them on a tray.
- Cover the tofu with starch and deep fry the tofu until the outside is crunchy.
- Heat up the sauce and put the eggplant pieces into the sauce (Don’t put the tofu in yet you want to leave it crispy on the outside.)
- Put the tofu into a bowl, transfer the eggplant from the sauce into the bowl and pour the sauce on both. Garnish with shallots for extra pro-look points
