Servings: 3 pieces
Homemade Aburaage
Aburaage are Japanese fried tofu pouches that are a staple in a variety of dishes. Learn how to make them at home with this easy-to-follow recipe!
Ingredients
- 300 g firm tofu
- 50 ml vegetable oil for deep-frying
Instructions
- Wrap tofu with a paper kitchen towel, and place it on a wire rack prepping tray (like in the photos).
- Leave the tofu covered in paper towel in the fridge overnight with some kind of weight on it and without covering it in any wrap.
- The next day, remove the kitchen paper towel from the tofu.
- Slice the tofu 1cm thick and leave it on a paper towel for about 5 minutes to drain any excess moisture further.
- Pour deep-frying oil in a frying pan to about 2-3cm deep from the bottom of the frying pan.
- Place the slices of tofu into the oil gently (try not to overcrowd, you may have to fry one at a time), and deep fry the tofu in 150 °C for about 20 minutes turning the tofu over, until it is plump, puffy and slightly coloured brown.
- Remove from the oil and place it onto a wire rack to drain off excess oil.
- Increase the deep frying oil temperature to 180 °C, and deep-fry the tofu slices a second time for a few minutes turning the tofu over.
- When the tofu colour turns into nice golden brown, remove it from the oil onto a wire rack lined with a paper towel to drain the excess oil off.
Nutrition
Calories: 220kcal, Carbohydrates: 2g, Protein: 9g, Fat: 20g, Saturated Fat: 3g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 12g, Monounsaturated Fat: 5g, Trans Fat: 0.1g, Sodium: 4mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 0.3g, Calcium: 125mg, Iron: 1mg