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    Salt and Pepper Tofu Recipe

    Last Updated On: Apr 8, 2025 by Aarthi

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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.

    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 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 15 minutes minutes
    Servings: 4 servings
    Calories: 249kcal

    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

    Serving: 1servings | Calories: 249kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 12g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 173mg | Potassium: 92mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 1IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 80mg | Iron: 1mg
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    Chinese Salt and Pepper Tofu Recipe step by step picture 

     
    Take all your ingredients
    Take your soy paneer or tofu
    i used a block of it
    cut it like this
    cut it into big cubes
     
    season with salt and pepper
    mix well
    sprinkle over some cornflour
    toss well
    drop it in hot oil
    flip over and cook till golden brown
    now it is all fried
    once it is crispy
    drain it 
    drain most of the oil and keep a tblspn of oil..add in onions, capsicum, garlic, ginger
    sprinkle some sugar
    Toss well..
    cook till golden
    add in soy sauce
    mix well
    add in tofu
    toss well
    sprinkle over salt and pepper
    toss well
    Serve
     
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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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