Crispy Tofu with Garlic Sauce
My favorite street food- crispy tofu with garlic sauce
Servings 2
Ingredients
- 1 block 14 oz firm tofu
- 3/4 cup vegetable oil for my deep-shallow frying method
Hot Garlic Sauce
- 3 tbsp. vegetable oil for the sauce
- 1 whole garlic minced
- 1 tbsp. chili powder
- 1 tsp. cumin powder
- 1 tsp. Chinese five spice powder ,optional
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. sugar
- 1 tbsp. soy sauce
- 1 tbsp. oyster sauce
- 1/4 cup chopped cilantro + chopped green onion
- 2-3 Thai chilies minced (adjust to your spice preference)
Starch water
- 1 tbsp. cornstarch
- 3 tbsp. water
Instructions
Prepartion
- Drain the tofu and pat it dry with paper towels. Cut the tofu into 1-inch cubes.
- I use a pan and add about 3/4 cup of oil to cover the tofu almost entirely. So it is super quick to fry them to golden brown. Pan-fry the tofu until crispy, turn ove the tofu pieces from time to time. Then move to a kitch paper to remove extra oil.
The Spicy Garlic Sauce
- In a small bowl, whisk 1 tablespoon of cornstarch with 3 tablespoons of water to make a starch slurry.
- Heat about 3 tablespoons of vegetable oil, then fry the garlic until aromatic. Add five-spice powder, cumin powder, and chili flakes. Fry over a small fire until aromatic.
- Add around 1/2 cup of water, then season with salt, sugar, light soy sauce, and oyster sauce. Simmer for a while.
- Restir the starch slurry, then slowly add it to the sauce, stirring constantly, until the sauce thickens.
- Add chili pepper, chopped scallion, and coriander. Remove from heat, and we are done with this hot, spicy, garlicy sauce.
- Then apply the sauce over the crsipy tofu. Recommend half coating! Serve immeidatly.