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    Salt and Pepper Tofu Recipe

    November 17, 2015 By Aarthi 3 Comments

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    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.

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    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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    Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you..

    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 tbsp finely chopped
    • Ginger - 2 tbsp 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

    1. 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.
    2. 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.
    3. Now add in the fried tofu and salt and pepper. Toss well.
    4. 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
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    Prep Time 5 mins
    Cook Time 10 mins
    Total Time 15 mins
    Course Appetizer
    Cuisine Chinese
    Servings 4 servings
    Calories 249 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 200 grams Tofu
    • Salt to taste
    • Pepper to taste
    • 3 to 4 tbsp Cornflour
    • 4 to 5 tbsp Oil
    • For Masala:
    • 1 tbsp Oil
    • 2 tbsp Garlic finely chopped
    • 2 tbsp Ginger finely chopped
    • 1 large Onion chopped finely
    • 1 large Capsicum / Bell Pepper chopped finely
    • 2 tsp Soy Sauce
    • 1 tsp 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 Facts
    Salt and Pepper Tofu Recipe
    Amount Per Serving (1 servings)
    Calories 249 Calories from Fat 180
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 20g31%
    Saturated Fat 2g13%
    Trans Fat 0.1g
    Polyunsaturated Fat 6g
    Monounsaturated Fat 12g
    Sodium 173mg8%
    Potassium 92mg3%
    Carbohydrates 13g4%
    Fiber 1g4%
    Sugar 3g3%
    Protein 6g12%
    Vitamin A 1IU0%
    Vitamin C 4mg5%
    Calcium 80mg8%
    Iron 1mg6%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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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
     
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    Over the past few years I’ve been on a mission to find and create recipes that I can make from scratch. I hope you enjoy the recipes on this blog as they are tried and true from my kitchen to yours!

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    1. thana

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      WOW!My mouths watering looking at the pic. Its so tempting

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    2. Anonymous

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      Wow.. yum recipe.. Lovely collection of recipes aarthi..very good food blog..Appreciate your dedication and hard work..

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    3. Aarti

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      Hi, I'm also from nagercoil..could you please provide some info on store where we could get tofu?

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