🥢 Sichuan Spicy Egg Tofu

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After a wild trip to the Asian market, I got inspired to recreate Spicy Egg Tofu from a cozy Sichuan restaurant. After much trial and error, I've nailed the recipe!

Ingredients:​

• egg tofu​
• 3 tbsp potato starch​
• 10g Sichuan peppercorn oil​
• 20g minced ginger​
• 1 tsp spicy fermented bean paste​
• A dash of soy sauce​
• 20g sugar​
• 50g water​
• 20g minced cilantro​
• 20g minced fresh chili peppers​

Directions:​

1. Cut the egg tofu into small square pieces.​
2. Lightly coat the tofu with the starch, deep-fry in oil heated at 170 degrees Celsius until golden and crisp, and set aside.​
3. In a separate pan, heat Sichuan peppercorn oil, add the ginger, and sauté until fragrant.​
4. Stir in the bean paste, sugar, soy sauce, and water. Bring to a simmer.​
5. Add the fried tofu, simmer on medium heat until the sauce thickens, stir in the cilantro and chili peppers, and serve.​

Get ready to spice up your kitchen with this homemade Sichuan Spicy Egg Tofu! It's and full of flavor!​

 

[Chiyah_]

Sounds amazing! This recipe looks a lot easier than the others. Definitely going to try it this weekend - thanks for sharing! Also, how spicy was the Sichuan peppercorn oil? I might need to adjust based on my spice tolerance

 

[Nutellah_]

This looks delicious! Can’t wait to give it a try. Thanks for sharing!

 

[potatohead101]

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View attachment 3841After a wild trip to the Asian market, I got inspired to recreate Spicy Egg Tofu from a cozy Sichuan restaurant. After much trial and error, I've nailed the recipe!

Ingredients:​

• egg tofu​
• 3 tbsp potato starch​
• 10g Sichuan peppercorn oil​
• 20g minced ginger​
• 1 tsp spicy fermented bean paste​
• A dash of soy sauce​
• 20g sugar​
• 50g water​
• 20g minced cilantro​
• 20g minced fresh chili peppers​

Directions:​

1. Cut the egg tofu into small square pieces.​
2. Lightly coat the tofu with the starch, deep-fry in oil heated at 170 degrees Celsius until golden and crisp, and set aside.​
3. In a separate pan, heat Sichuan peppercorn oil, add the ginger, and sauté until fragrant.​
4. Stir in the bean paste, sugar, soy sauce, and water. Bring to a simmer.​
5. Add the fried tofu, simmer on medium heat until the sauce thickens, stir in the cilantro and chili peppers, and serve.​

Get ready to spice up your kitchen with this homemade Sichuan Spicy Egg Tofu! It's and full of flavor!​

Tried the food last night, and dang, it was like a flavor explosion in my mouth. Definitely worth a shot if you're into bold tastes.