Sweet and Sour Tofu
Coat the tofu in a batter of egg white and soybean flour, fry until golden, and drizzle with a ketchup-based sweet-and-sour sauce.
Ingredients
Tofu (cut into cubes)
500 g
Eggs (whites beaten into foam)
3
Dry bean starch
to taste
Cooking oil (about 50 g actually used)
500 g
Tomato ketchup
1 tbsp
White sugar
1 tbsp
Red vinegar
1/3 tbsp
White vinegar
1/3 tbsp
Water starch slurry (for thickening)
to taste
Instructions
1
Step 1
Cut the tofu into cubes. Beat the egg whites into a fluffy foam, then add the tofu cubes and dry bean starch and toss until evenly coated.
2
Step 2
Pour oil into a wok and heat to about 150 degrees C (medium heat). Add the coated tofu cubes a few at a time and deep-fry until golden brown, then remove and set aside.
3
Step 3
Leave a small amount of oil in the wok, add the white sugar, tomato ketchup, red vinegar, and white vinegar, and stir in the water starch slurry to thicken. Pour the sauce over the fried tofu and serve immediately.
