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Salt & Pepper Tofu

Here's how you make Salt & Pepper Tofu
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  • Servings: 4
  • Prep: 25m
  • Cook: 10m
    • The following recipe serves 4 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1/3 cup all-purpose (plain)
  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon ground white pepper
  • 2 packets (30 grams) tofu, firm (silken firm tofu, each cut into 12 cubes)
  • Vegetable oil, to deep-fry
  • 2 cucumbers (Lebanese cucumbers, cut into ribbons)
  • 2 carrots, cut into ribbons
  • 2 green onions, thinly sliced diagonally
  • 60 grams snow pea sprouts (trimmed)
  • 2 tablespoons lime juice
  • 1 tablespoon fish sauce
  • 1 chilli pepper (fresh small red chilli, finely chopped)
  • Lime wedges, to serve
  • Coriander leaves, to serve
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Sift flour, salt and pepper onto a large flat plate and toss tofu in the mixture to lightly coat,

  • Step 2: Heat oil in a large heavy based saucepan over moderate heat (oil is ready when a cube of bread crisps quickly without absorbing oil).

  • Step 3: Deep fry tofu, in batches, for 3 minutes or until golden and crisp and using a slotted spoon, transfer to paper towel to drain; re-heat oil between batches.

  • Step 4: Combine cucumber, carrot, onion and snow pea sprouts in a glass dish.

  • Step 5: Whisk juice, fish sauce and chilli in a bowl and add dressing to salad and toss to combine.

  • Step 6: Spoon onto serving plates and top with tofu and serve with lime wedges and coriander.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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