Subj : Spicy Tofu To : All From : Ben Collver Date : Sat Jul 13 2024 12:18:16 MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06 Title: Asian Spicy Tofu Categories: Chinese, Tofu Yield: 1 Batch 800 g Firm; fresh tofu Corn flour; to dust the tofu Vegetable oil; for frying 150 g Butter 12 sm Shallots (350 g); peeled -and thinly sliced 8 Red chillies; thinly sliced 12 cl Garlic; crushed 3 tb Ginger; chopped 5 tb Black peppercorns; crushed 3 tb Sweet soy sauce 3 tb Light soy sauce 4 ts Dark soy sauce 2 tb Sugar 16 sm Spring onions; cut into -segments 3 cm long Cut the tofu into 3x2 cm blocks and toss them in corn flour, shaking off the excess. Pour in enough oil to come 0.5 cm up the sides of a large frying pan, and bring up to frying heat. Fry the tofu in batches in the oil, turning the pieces as you go. Once they are golden all around, and have a thin crust, transfer to a paper towel. Remove the oil and any sediment from the pan and throw in the butter. Once it has melted, add the shallots, chillies, garlic, and ginger, and sauté for about 15 minutes on low-medium heat, stirring occasionally, until the contents of the pan are shiny and totally soft. While you wait, crush the peppercorns, using a pestle and mortar or a spice grinder. They should be quite coarse. When the shallots and chillies are soft, add the soy sauces and the sugar, stir, then stir in the crushed pepper. Warm the tofu in the sauce for about a minute, then add the spring onion and stir through. Serve hot with steamed rice. Recipe FROM: MMMMM .