Chinese Salt and Pepper Tofu Recipe with step by step pictures. This is made with Tofu, salt and pepper. It is a popular restaurant dish which has the main seasoning of salt and pepper tossed in crispy tofu.
Chinese Salt and Pepper Tofu
Salt and Pepper tofu is an easy and simple appetizer you can make. Crispy tofu tossed with lots of ginger, garlic, onions and peppers makes it taste wonderful....Loved it to the core..
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Ingredients for Chinese Salt and Pepper Tofu
- Tofu - 200 grams
- Salt to taste
- Pepper to taste
- Cornflour - 3 to 4 tbsp
- Oil - 4 to 5 tbsp
For Masala:
- Oil - 1 tbsp
- Garlic - 2 tablespoon finely chopped
- Ginger - 2 tablespoon finely chopped
- Onion - 1 large chopped finely
- Capsicum / Bell Pepper - 1 chopped finely
- Soy Sauce - 2 tsp
- Sugar - 1 tsp
- Salt to taste
- Pepper to taste
How to make Chinese Salt and Pepper Tofu
- Cut tofu into big cubes. Season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle with cornflour and toss well. Heat oil in a pan, drop in tofu and fry till crispy and golden. Drain and set aside.
- In the same pan, add a tblspn of oil, add in ginger, garlic, onion, capsicum and saute till golden. Add in sugar and mix well..Add in soy sauce and mix well.
- Now add in the fried tofu and salt and pepper. Toss well.
- Serve hot with some chopped spring onions.
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Salt and Pepper Tofu Recipe
Chinese Salt and Pepper Tofu Recipe with step by step picture. This is made with Tofu and Pepper
Ingredients
- 200 grams Tofu
- Salt to taste
- Pepper to taste
- 3 to 4 tablespoon Cornflour
- 4 to 5 tablespoon Oil
- For Masala:
- 1 tablespoon Oil
- 2 tablespoon Garlic finely chopped
- 2 tablespoon Ginger finely chopped
- 1 large Onion chopped finely
- 1 large Capsicum / Bell Pepper chopped finely
- 2 teaspoon Soy Sauce
- 1 teaspoon Sugar
- Salt to taste
- Pepper to taste
Instructions
- Cut tofu into big cubes. Season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle with cornflour and toss well. Heat oil in a pan, drop in tofu and fry till crispy and golden. Drain and set aside.
- In the same pan, add a tblspn of oil, add in ginger, garlic, onion, capsicum and saute till golden. Add in sugar and mix well..Add in soy sauce and mix well.
- Now add in the fried tofu and salt and pepper. Toss well.
- Serve hot with some chopped spring onions.
Nutrition
Serving: 1servingsCalories: 249kcalCarbohydrates: 13gProtein: 6gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 6gMonounsaturated Fat: 12gTrans Fat: 0.1gSodium: 173mgPotassium: 92mgFiber: 1gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 1IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 80mgIron: 1mg
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Chinese Salt and Pepper Tofu Recipe step by step picture
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| Take all your ingredients |
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| Take your soy paneer or tofu |
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| i used a block of it |
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| cut it like this |
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| cut it into big cubes |
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| season with salt and pepper |
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| mix well |
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| sprinkle over some cornflour |
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| toss well |
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| drop it in hot oil |
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| flip over and cook till golden brown |
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| now it is all fried |
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| once it is crispy |
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| drain it |
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| drain most of the oil and keep a tblspn of oil..add in onions, capsicum, garlic, ginger |
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| sprinkle some sugar |
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| Toss well.. |
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| cook till golden |
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| add in soy sauce |
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| mix well |
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| add in tofu |
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| toss well |
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| sprinkle over salt and pepper |
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| toss well |
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| Serve |
thana
WOW!My mouths watering looking at the pic. Its so tempting
Anonymous
Wow.. yum recipe.. Lovely collection of recipes aarthi..very good food blog..Appreciate your dedication and hard work..
Aarti
Hi, I'm also from nagercoil..could you please provide some info on store where we could get tofu?