This is a super easy way of cooking up some tofu for a vegetarian appetizer. Simply dice & bread it with a seasoned with five spice mix and shallow fried till golden and crispy. Serve it up with some Soy-Ginger Dipping Sauce and there you have it…delicious tofu that’s crispy on the outside and delicate and soft on the inside.
Simply dip….
…and eat!
Yummm…
Here’s how you can make it!
Also See: Soy-Ginger Dipping Sauce Recipe
Crispy Fried Tofu with Five Spice
2014-11-30 20:57:58
Serves 4
A super easy way of cooking up some tofu for a vegetarian appetizer.
Prep Time
15 min
Ingredients
- 1 (15oz) pack of Extra Firm Tofu
- 1-2 eggs
- 1/2 cup Corn Starch
- 1 tsp five spice powder
- 1/2 cup bread crumbs
- Salt to taste
- vegetable oil for frying
Instructions
- – Carefully cut the tofu into about 1-inch cubes.
- – Whisk 1-2 eggs in a shallow bowl and season it with salt.
- – In a different shallow bowl, mix together the corn starch and the five spice powder together.
- – In a third bowl, pour out the bread crumbs.
- – Simply coat the tofu pieces in the cornstarch mix, then dip it the egg, making sure to get all sides and lastly toss it in the bread crumbs. Repeat the same with all the tofu pieces.
- – In a shallow frying pan heat about a 1/4 inch of oil and fry the breaded tofu on all sides for maybe a minute or less on each, until it’s crispy and golden.Take them out and let them sit on a paper towel to absorb any excess oil.
- – Serve hot with some soy-ginger dipping sauce.
Adapted from PictureTheRecipe.com
Adapted from PictureTheRecipe.com
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looks really good! would love to try out this recipe but I’ve never been able to find 5 spice where I live (in italy.. any ideas for substitutions?
Here’s how you can make your own mix of 5 spice powder- 1 tsp. ground Szechwan pepper, 1 tsp. ground star anise, 1-1/4 tsp. ground fennel seeds, 1/2 tsp. ground cloves, 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon. Any combination of these spices (even if you’re missing a couple) should help flavor the breading. 🙂
I made this the other day, didn’t have 5 spice, so I just added what ever spices I wanted. Came out amazing. It just takes a long time to prep everything if you are doing it alone.
Still Worth It.
Never thought that tofu could look so appetizing! Mouthwatering!
these sound really good. And would go with most things. Thanks for sharing this recipe.
Simon