Photograph of the finished Hanoi fried tofu with scallions

Vietnam · Đậu phụ tẩm hành

Hanoi fried tofu with scallions

20 min Hands-on time
EasyDifficulty
5 stepsSteps
Serves 4 Amounts follow along 4

What to get ready

  • Photograph of Tofu Tofu 1.3 lb
  • Photograph of Spring onion Spring onion 2.8 oz
  • Photograph of Oil Oil ½ cup
  • Photograph of Soy sauce Soy sauce 2 ⅔ tbsp
  • Photograph of Sugar Sugar 0.4 oz
  • Photograph of Chilli Chilli 2
  • Photograph of Steamed rice Steamed rice 1.8 lb

Method

  1. 1 Cut the tofu into pieces about 1.5 cm thick, then pat the outside dry.
  2. 2 Wash the scallions and cut them into 1 cm pieces, including both the white and green parts.
  3. 3 Heat the oil, then fry the tofu until golden brown and crispy on both sides for 10 minutes.
  4. 4 Mix soy sauce with water, sugar, and sliced chili peppers to make a dipping sauce.
  5. 5 Add chopped scallions to the dipping sauce, dip the hot tofu in, and eat immediately.

With an appliance

  • Air fryer 19 min

    Replace step 3: spray oil evenly on both sides of the tofu, fry at 195 degrees for 14 minutes, flip at the 7th minute; dip the hot tofu into the soy sauce and onion mixture from step 5 as in the original recipe.

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