Just Fried Firm Tofu: Easy Homemade Atsuage-Style Dish

Name: Just Fried Firm Tofu: Easy Homemade Atsuage-Style Dish
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 block Firm tofu; 1 1/2 tbsp Sesame oil

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I love atsuage, but store bought ones are really oily. Then I remembered that my mother used to deep-fry tofu by herself to make atsuage, but I wanted to make it a little bit lighter, so I tried making it by pan-frying.

If you don't drain the excess water from the tofu well or if you move it before it's well cooked, you'll end up with a mess! In that case, just crumble it and eat with soy sauce. Recipe by Naoluna

cookpad.japan @cookpad_jp

If you don't drain the excess water from the tofu well or if you move it before it's well cooked, you'll end up with a mess! In that case, just crumble it and eat with soy sauce. Recipe by Naoluna

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Ingredients

1 blockFirm tofu
1 1/2 tbspSesame oil

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Steps

1

Drain the excess water from the firm tofu if it's soft. Wrapping in a kitchen towel and pressing it down gently works the best.
2

Cut into 1 cm thick pieces.
3

Add the sesame oil into a non-stick frying pan and spread the oil all over using the Step 2 tofu. Arrange the pieces of tofu in the pan so that they don't overlap each other.
4

Turn on the heat and fry the tofu while swirling and gently shaking the pan. When one side is well browned, flip, and brown the other side as well.
5

And you're done. Serve with bonito flakes and soy sauce, or use it for another dish.