Homemade Atsuage (Soft on the inside, crispy on the outside).
You can have Homemade Atsuage (Soft on the inside, crispy on the outside) using 4 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Homemade Atsuage (Soft on the inside, crispy on the outside)
- Prepare 1 block of Firm tofu.
- It's of For garnishing:.
- Prepare 1 of Daikon radish.
- Prepare 1 of Ginger.
Homemade Atsuage (Soft on the inside, crispy on the outside) instructions
- In a shallow container, place a rack on the bottom, and place the firm tofu wrapped with a kitchen cloth on top. On top of the tofu, place a weight (in the photo, I placed a cup filled with 300 ml of water), and set aside to drain excess water for about 20 minutes..
- The thickness of the drained tofu should be about 3/5 it's original size. You could use paper towels instead of a kitchen cloth for the process..
- Wipe off any excess water on the surface of the tofu with a paper towel, heat the oil to 180-200°C, and deep-fry until all sides are crispy..
- Once the atsuage is golden brown, transfer to a rack to drain excess oil and let it cool..
- Transfer to a plate, serve with condiments, and enjoy. Drizzle on kombu ponzu or soy sauce to taste..
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