Homemade Aburaage
- Cut the firm tofu into 1 cm thick slices.
- Wrap them with a thick towel and leave overnight.
- I usually place the tofu in 2 lines on the edge of the towel and then roll up the rest of the towel.
- Add the tofu to the oil while it is still lukewarm.
- 5 minutes later...Small bubbles will form on the surface of the tofu.
- Turn the heat down to low.
- Constantly flip over the tofu.
- 10 minutes later...On low heat, patiently flip over the tofu so that they plump up.
- Then raise the heat to high.
- They will plump up a little bit more when on high heat.
- Afterwards, just continue frying until golden brown.
- This is what they look like just before they are removed from the oil.
- If you patiently cook on low heat from the beginning, they should take about 15 minutes.
- They're done.
- If you just let them be after they're removed from the oil, they will harden.
- If possible, wrapin plastic wrap and microwave before using them to make them softer.
tofu, oil
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/145720-homemade-aburaage (may not work)