Japan

Agedashi Tofu

Name: Agedashi Tofu
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Japan
Ingredients: 300 g Silken tofu; 4 tbsp Potato starch; 200 ml Dashi; 2 tbsp each Soy sauce & mirin; 2 tbsp Grated daikon radish; 1 tsp Grated ginger; some Spring onion

Fried silken tofu in dashi broth

Agedashi tofu is an elegant starter of Japanese izakaya cooking, beloved since the Edo era. Silky tofu meets a crisp coating.

The tofu is dusted in starch, fried and set into a warm dashi-soy broth – garnished with radish, ginger and spring onion.

Servings2

Time30 min

LevelMedium

Ingredients

Silken tofu300 g
Potato starch4 tbsp
Dashi200 ml
Soy sauce & mirin2 tbsp each
Grated daikon radish2 tbsp
Grated ginger1 tsp
Spring onionsome

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Drain the tofu gently and cut into cubes.
Warm the dashi with soy sauce and mirin.
Coat the tofu in potato starch.
Fry in hot oil until golden and crisp.
Set into bowls, pour over broth, garnish with radish and ginger.

Make it original

Dashi and silken tofu for agedashi are in the Asia Boutique.

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