Agedashi tofu is common tofu dish served in dashi sauce. Many Japanese restaurants in foreign countries serve this dish. It’s simple and very tasty. Enjoy!
Yield: 2 servings
Time: 15 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 package of tofu (cut into 8 pieces)
- 1/8 cup green onions (chopped)
- 1/8 cup daikon (grated, optional)
Spices
- 1 cup dashi soup or 1 tsp hon-dashi
(soup stock powder) in 1 cup water
- 1 tbsp mirin
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp katakuriko (for tofu)
- 1 tsp katakuriko mixed with 1 tbsp water (for sauce)
Preparation
- Sprinkle katakuriko on tofu
- Heat 1/4 inch oil in the frying pan then fry each side of tofu until golden brown
- Remove oil with paper towel
- Boil dashi, mirin, sake, soy sauce in a sauce pan, then add katakuriko (in water) and mix until it is sticky
- Serve tofu in a bowl then add sauce, and sprinkle green onion on the tofu
- Add daikon on top if you like
hi, thanks for your recipes..I really like japanese food, and will try a few. Just wanted to know what katakuriko is?
Hi Abby! Katakuriko is a very common Japanese starch. Amazon.com has it: Katakuriko
Aloha Mai,
Agedashidofu is my favorite tofu dish! It sounds ono. Mahalo for the rec ipes.
I love Agedashi Tofu too! :)
I love Agedashi Tofu. Thanks for the receipe. It looks very easy. I will try to make this for dinner tonight for my family.
mmm ~ sounds really yummy !! i’m gonna try to make this for dinner soon ! > u <