Feorh’s Fried Tofu Recipe!

Ingredients

• 450g tofu
• 2TBSP cornstarch
• 2TBSP oil
• 4TBSP soy sauce
• 3/4TBSP siracha or (other hot sauce or 1tsp chilli flakes)
• 2TBSP water
• 1tsp garlic granuals
• 1tsp paprika
• 2tsp sugar
• few cracks of black pepper

Garnish:

• seseme seeds
• fresh coriander

Method

1. tear the tofu into bite-size chuncks in a large mixing bowl and add cornstarch. mix with hands until well coated. heat a large frying pan on high heat.
2. add the oil and then after a few seconds add the tofu to the very hot frying pan (almost smoking hot – be careful). flipping once to cover in oil. DO NOT turn too often because we want a good sear on each side.
3. put together the sauce by mixing all the ingredents in a mixing bowl
4. turn 1 of the large pieces on tofu to check if it’s cooked enough (if not, turn back over and continue cooking.
5. once cooked, flip the pan and turn the rest of the pieces over with a spatular. about 6-8 mins each side (DO NOT use metal on a non-stick pan)
6. when cooked on both sides 14-18 mins total depending on heat – add the sauce.
7. turning every 1-2 mins – cook for a futher 5 mins or more. be careful not to burn the longer you cook it.
8. transfer to bowl and garnish with seaseme seeds and fresh coriander! enjoy!