Tofu Tempura with Thick Nanban Style Sauce

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I was chosen to be a tester for "Yasashii Osu" brand vinegar, so I thought up a recipe that was healthy and easy to make.

At Step 4, mix together quickly and serve on a plate right away! If you let it rest for too long, it will get rather limp and saggy.
It's also good if you increase the amount of ao-nori seaweed in the tempura batter.
I used a very mild vinegar called "Yasashii Osu", so it's very mellow and easy to eat. Recipe by John Lee Cooker

Tofu Tempura with Thick Nanban Style Sauce

I was chosen to be a tester for "Yasashii Osu" brand vinegar, so I thought up a recipe that was healthy and easy to make.

At Step 4, mix together quickly and serve on a plate right away! If you let it rest for too long, it will get rather limp and saggy.
It's also good if you increase the amount of ao-nori seaweed in the tempura batter.
I used a very mild vinegar called "Yasashii Osu", so it's very mellow and easy to eat. Recipe by John Lee Cooker

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Ingredients

2 servings
  1. 200 gramsTofu
  2. 1/3Japanese leek
  3. 1/2 tbspSugar
  4. 1 1/2 tbspBoiling water
  5. 2 tbspSoy sauce
  6. 2 tbspMild vinegar
  7. 1 tbspHoney
  8. 1/2 tbspKetchup
  9. 1/2a chili pepper Sliced red chili peppers *
  10. 3 tbspTempura flour
  11. 3 tbspWater
  12. 1/2 tspAonori
  13. 1an appropriate amount Oil for deep frying

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1

    Slice the tofu into 1.5 cm thick bite size pieces, and drain all excess water with kitchen paper towels. Cut the leek into thin diagonal slices.

  2. 2

    Put the sugar and water into a heat-safe container and dissolve the sugar. When it's dissolved, add the soy sauce, vinegar, honey, ketchup and chili pepper and mix well, then add the leek.

  3. 3

    In a bowl mix the tempura flour, water and ao-nori seaweed, and dip the tofu from step 1 into this batter. Deep fry in oil heated to a rather high temperature until light and crisp.

  4. 4

    As soon as each tofu piece has been fried until light and crisp, immediately put into the container from Step 2, mix rapidly and transfer to a serving plate. (Attention: If you're too slow, the tempura coating will fall off the tofu!)

  5. 5

    If you have small children, you may want to omit the red chili pepper or add it without cutting it up...

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