Tofu

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...

Pork Belly and Tofu Kimchi Jjigae 1

Pork Belly and Tofu Kimchi Jjigae

Pork Belly and Tofu Kimchi Jjigae us a Korean stew of pork belly, tofu and vegetables cooked in an anchovy-based broth seasoned with gochujang. We discovered this dish recently when we dined in at a Korean restaurant here in Auckland called Obar and ordered it. While we had made some beef...

How to Perfectly Deep Fry Tofu 1

How to Perfectly Deep Fry Tofu

Perfectly Deep-Frying Tofu can be a bit tricky, it can turn out really dry, not crispy or very oily when the oil creeps inside that soft insides. That is why today we will be sharing some tips on how to perfectly deep fry tofu so every time you pull it...

Fried Egg Tofu and Eggplants 1

Fried Egg Tofu and Eggplants

Fried Egg Tofu and Eggplants is a dish prepared with crispy-fried egg tofu, minced pork, soft eggplants served in a savoury stir fry sauce When I used to live in Malaysia, Egg Tofu was one of my favourite ingredients specially on saucy dishes, but when I moved to New Zealand,...

Crispy Salt and Pepper Tofu 1

Crispy Salt and Pepper Tofu

Crispy Salt and Pepper Tofu is a Chinese dish of lightly battered soft tofu that is deep fried until golden brown, seasoned with salt, chillies and pepper. I tried so many tofu dishes and it just keeps getting better and better, I thought I found the best ones before, but...

Lechon con Tokwa 1

Lechon con Tokwa

Lechon con Tokwa is a classic dish from Boy Ching Woo Chinese Restaurant prepared with a mix of lechon kawali and fried tofu served over a sweet and savoury sauce. If you lived near Caloocan in Metro Manila most probably you would have heard of the one of the oldest...

Steamed Tofu with Ground Pork 1

Steamed Tofu with Ground Pork

Steamed Tofu with Ground Pork is a Chinese dish of steamed silken tofu topped with savoury minced meat sauce seasoned with soy sauce and oyster sauce. Ahhhh Tofu, everyone I know hates this, I don’t know why? Possibly they haven’t tried a good recipe yet or is it the texture?...

Miso Nikomi Udon 1

Miso Nikomi Udon

Miso Nikomi Udon is a Japanese noodle soup dish prepared with chicken, fish cake, mushroom, tofu and udon noodles served in a miso-flavoured dashi broth. Miso Nikomi Udon is a type of Donabe that contains udon, chicken, kamaboko, mushroom, negi, deep fried tofu and egg served on a miso infused...

Crispy Tofu and Choy Sum 1

Crispy Tofu and Choy Sum

Crispy Tofu and Choy Sum is a vegetable dish of deep fried tofu cubes served on bed of stir fried choy sum in savoury garlicky oyster sauce. What a simple yet delicious dish this is, not just that the texture of this dish is so playful, with the super crispy...

Deep Fried Crispy Tofu 1

Deep Fried Crispy Tofu

Deep Fried Crispy Tofu is a simple dish of cubed tofu deep fried to have a very crispy shell and moist soft insides, usually served with a dip of soy sauce and or vinegar. A lot of people don’t like tofu, my wife included, I do sort of understand them...