Sizzling Tofu

Sizzling Tofu is a Filipino dish of twice cooked tofu, first by pan frying or deep frying then seasoned with oyster sauce and chillies, tossed in mayonnaise before it is served on a sizzling hot plate with freshly chopped onions.

Another tofu dish but don’t worry, the tofu recipes I am posting here are all guaranteed tasty. Sizzling Tofu is a Filipino favourite, popularised by a well-known restaurant chain in the Philippines called Max restaurant. As described by the restaurant as “Tofu cubes with chopped onions, red and green bell peppers, glazed with a special sauce. Served on a hot sizzling plate, topped with chili” and that the inspiration of our recipe today. Its creamy, its spicy, it has a lot of texture, from crispy to soft. A perfect side dish, beer match or even ulam.

While I really haven’t tried the Max’s version, this is quite easy to recreate based on the description on their site. All I need to know is how to make that special sauce. The special sauce may be a secret but there are clues leading to how it would taste like via the flavour profile of Filipino dishes. Having that in mind, I guess this would be sweet and savoury, so for the sauce I will just be using oyster sauce which is widely available back home.

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Sizzling Tofu

  • Author: Raymund
  • Prep Time: 20 mins
  • Cook Time: 20 mins
  • Total Time: 40 mins
  • Yield: 6 1x
  • Category: Main Course
  • Cuisine: Filipino

Description

Sizzling Tofu is a Filipino dish of twice cooked tofu, first by pan frying or deep frying then seasoned with oyster sauce and chillies, tossed in mayonnaise before it is served on a sizzling hot plate with freshly chopped onions.


Ingredients

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Tofu

  • 2 blocks extra firm tofu (approx. 500g), cut into small cubes
  • 2 sweet red chillies, chopped
  • 2 sweet yellow chillies, chopped
  • 1 birds eye chilli, finely chopped
  • 1 long green chilli, finely chopped
  • 1 medium onion, finely chopped
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • oil, for deep frying

Sauce


Instructions

  1. Combine all sauce ingredients then set it aside.
  2. Prepare oil in deep fryer, heat to 180C. Deep fry tofu pieces until it turns light brown.
  3. Remove from fryer then drain excess oil. Set aside.
    In a large pan, add oil then quickly sauté the onions, birds eye chilli and long green chilli , do not cook the onions, it should still be crunchy.
  4. Add the fried tofu cubes and the sauce, toss to coat tofu pieces evenly. Continuously toss and cook for 2 minutes. Turn heat off.
  5. Prepare a sizzling plate, once it’s hot, add the butter then transfer tofu on to the metal plate. Serve while sizzling.

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7 Responses

  1. Looks crisp and so perfect with that creamy sauce!

  2. Chef Mimi says:

    This looks so good! I will be making this soon if I can find the chile peppers. Thanks!

  3. Any dish with tofu is good with me. I especially love the extra from you use here. This is a great recipe, Raymund… another of yours I need to make soon.

  4. suituapui says:

    My girl would love this! She loves tofu!

  5. We have a Max’s restaurant and my Filipina friend loves it — I have to try it one day, but in the meantime, your tofu dish will suffice! Looks delicious!

  6. Just when I’ve seen every dish using tofu, you introduce me to a new one! I love the combination of crispy and creamy textures here, with a satisfying finish. I’m so excited to try it!

  7. mjskitchen says:

    This looks wonderful and a great way to get the husband to enjoy tofu rather than just tolerate it. 🙂 Need to give this a try. Thanks Raymund and hope you are having a wonderful holiday season.

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