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Deep - Fried Tofu In Soy - Seasoned Sauce
(Agedashi)
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What You Need: |
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4 cakes tofu (soybean curd), fresh, canned or instant, and each cake cut into 6 equal parts
Vegetable oil
6 tablespoons soba tsuyu
6 tablespoons Japanese all-purpose soy sauce
6 tablespoons finely grated daikon (Japanese white radish), or substitute 6 tablespoons peeled, grated icicle radish or white turnip
2 tablespoons scraped, grated fresh ginger root
1 tablespoon preflaked katsuobushi (dried bonito)
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How To Cook: |
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1. Pat the tofu dry with paper towels and deep-fry them in the pan of hot oil for 3 to 4 minutes, or until they have turned a golden brown.
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2. Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels.
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3. In a small mixing bowl, combine the soba tsuyu and the soy sauce and divide this dipping sauce among 6 individual serving bowls.
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4. Place 4 cubes of the fried tofu in each bowl and garnish each serving with 1 tablespoon of grated daikon, 1 teaspoon of grated ginger and ˝ teaspoon of katsuobushi.
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5. Customarily each garnish is mixed into the sauce to taste.
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