Simple & Delicious Fried Tofu

Today I am going to show you how to make a simple meal with just tofu. Tofu is lean, it is great if you are on diet. Personally I enjoy tofu very much just like the Japanese do (hahaha....). Simple doesn't mean plain. It can be delicious, it depends how we cook it. Sometimes, I do feel very proud especially when my kid ask me to cook the same dishes again & again. I have a "nickname" my kid used to call me when she was 4 years old - mummy is a "cooker". Guess she must be thinking, anyone knows how to bake is a "baker" & anyone knows how to cook is a "cooker".

When we make this tofu, please do not choose those type of very soft tofu. It is more difficult to handle if you use tofu that is too soft (usually you can just serve it right from the packaging). Choose tofu that is firmer, I prefer to use pressed tofu which has a harder skin on the outside but it is soft (not too soft) in the middle. You can even choose those harder tofu for this recipes, it will still taste good. The only different would be the texture.

Recipes (1 serving):
1 box of pressed tofu
corn starch
Salt
Pepper
Kitchen towel

That's all the ingredients you need.

Method:
1) Cut the tofu into half & pad the tofu dry. Make sure it is really dry. Then, cut the tofu into bit size pcs.
2) Scatter some corn starch on a plate, season with salt & pepper-> flour mixture.
3) Coat the tofu with the above flour mixture.
4) Pan fry it with vegetable oil until the tofu turned golden brown.
5) It will looks just like the below pics. You can serve just like that.
If you think this is too plain, you can make some special shoyu sauce for dipping. See below.

 Shoyu dipping sauces:
1 tbsp of Japanese shoyu ( you can use any other soy sauces if you don't have Japanese shoyu )
1 tbsp of drinking water (because we are not cooking the sauces)
0.5 tsp of grind ginger paste
0.5 tsp of grind daikon paste (optional)

Method: Just mix the above together. Ready to serve. It wouldn't take long when we serve this on the table. I particularly like the crispy tofu skin & soft tofu in the middle. Enjoy.