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
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
Cooking Instructions
- 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
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
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
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
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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