Sweet and Sour and Spicy Tofu
Sweet and Sour and Spicy Tofu

Hey everyone, I hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, sweet and sour and spicy tofu. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Tofu triangles are lightly fried in oil until golden brown. This gives a little crisp outer crust to the fluffy inner tofu. The Thai inspired sauce is spectacularly simple and bold; lime juice, soy sauce, ginger, garlic, a little heat, a little sweet and a little umami courtesy of fish sauce.

Sweet and Sour and Spicy Tofu is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods in the world. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It is appreciated by millions daily. Sweet and Sour and Spicy Tofu is something that I have loved my whole life. They are fine and they look wonderful.

To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have sweet and sour and spicy tofu using 8 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Sweet and Sour and Spicy Tofu:
  1. Get 500 gr firm tofu
  2. Prepare Oil for frying tofu
  3. Make ready 2 tsp ground chili
  4. Get 1 tbsp ground garlic
  5. Get 5 shallots, peeled, sliced (no need to slice them thinly)
  6. Take 2 tbsp honey (or 1 tbsp sugar)
  7. Make ready 1/2 tsp salt
  8. Get Juice from 1/4 lemon (or a medium-sized lime)

Feel free to adapt with Sweet and Sour Tofu recipe. Here are some ideas: Add extra veggies like baby corn, carrots, crunchy water chestnuts, asparagus, mushrooms, edamame beans or broccoli. Add some chili flakes or hot sauce to the sauce to spice it up and make sweet and spicy tofu! Thaw in the fridge overnight or during the day, or defrost in the microwave if you need it immediately.

Steps to make Sweet and Sour and Spicy Tofu:
  1. Wrap the tofu with cloth/thick tissue and leave for at least 15 minutes to get rid of the excess water.
  2. Dice (or cut to your preference) and fry until golden brown. Set aside.
  3. Use about 1 tbsp oil (from frying tofu) to stir-fry the shallots. Add the remaining ingredients except tofu and stir until fragrant. Add the tofu pieces and stir well. Adjust the taste when necessary.

I know, with a name like "sweet and sour tofu," you might be concerned about sugar content. In this recipe, my sauce uses a tomato paste base to create a wonderful flavor with minimal sugar content. Add minced garlic, ginger, and chili pepper flakes. Addictive bites of tofu, crispy on the outside and soft in the middle, with a sweet spicy flavour. Perfect served with rice or noodles (or cauliflower rice for a low carb option!).

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