Agedashi Tofu

Name: Agedashi Tofu
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 400g silken tofu, cut in cubes; 4 tbsp potato starch or cornflour; 600ml dashi stock; 3 tbsp mirin; 3 tbsp soy sauce; 1 tsp sugar; 500ml vegetable oil for frying; 2cm fresh ginger, grated; 4 spring onions, finely sliced; 2 tbsp bonito flakes, optional

Japanese silken tofu in a light batter, deep-fried until crisp and served in a delicate dashi broth.

Total time

25 min

Prep

15 min

Cook

10 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

Asian

vegetarian

Ingredients

400gsilken tofu, cut in cubes

4 tbsppotato starch or cornflour

600mldashi stock

3 tbspmirin

3 tbspsoy sauce

1 tspsugar

500mlvegetable oil for frying

2cmfresh ginger, grated

4spring onions, finely sliced

2 tbspbonito flakes, optional

Instructions

Pat tofu cubes very dry with paper towel.

Combine dashi, mirin, soy and sugar in a small pan, bring to a simmer.

Heat oil to 180C.

Dust tofu cubes in potato starch, shaking off excess.

Fry tofu in batches 2-3 minutes until pale golden and crisp.

Divide between serving bowls, ladle hot broth around the tofu.

Top with ginger, spring onions and bonito flakes if using.