Deep Fried Tofu with Amber Sauce (Agedashi-dofu)

These make great party nibbles.
Ingredients
Serves: 2
- 280g cotton tofu (1 standard size block, strained)
- some plain flour or cornflour
- some vegetable oil or sunflower oil
- 5cm daikon
- 1 dried red chilli
- some Japanese chives
- 2 tbsp dashi
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 0.5 tbsp mirin
Steps
- Wrap the tofu in a tea towel and place something on top of it such as a small bowl to force out excess water. Leave the bowl in position for about 15 minutes.
- Cut the tofu into 8 even pieces and coat with the flour.
- Grate the dried red chilli and radish together.
- Bring A to the boil to make the sauce.
- Deep fry the tofu until golden brown, and place it on kitchen paper to remove excess oil.
- Place the fried tofu on a plate and pour the sauce over and garnish with chopped chives, grated radish and chilli.