Description
The symbol of night markets: 'Stinky Tofu' emitting intense fermented odors, double-fried at high heat until extremely crunchy, eaten with garlic soy sauce and 'Taiwanese sweet/sour pickled cabbage'.
Restaurants serving Deep-fried Stinky Tofu
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Raw stinky tofu
- Tai-style Pao Cai(Sweet/sour pickled cabbage)
- Garlic
- Thick soy sauce
- Chili sauce
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- [Stinky Tofu] Prepare raw 'Stinky Tofu', intensely smelling tofu fermented for months in a plant-based brine (fermented amaranth greens, etc.).
- Prepare two oil pots. First, fry slowly in low 140°C oil until the tofu puffs and cooks through.
- Remove, then drop into high 180°C+ oil (double-fry). Fry rapidly until the surface is deep golden and 'ultra-crunchy', sounding hollow when tapped with chopsticks.
- Drain, and use scissors to cut into quarters (or make a cross slit) for easy eating.
- [Pao Cai] Generously garnish with 'Tai-style Pao Cai', Taiwan's unique sweet/sour pickled cabbage (cabbage salt-rubbed and pickled with vinegar, sugar, chili).
- Inject grated garlic, sweet thick soy sauce (Jiangyou Gao), and chili sauce into the tofu slits to serve.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Fermented odor and intense garlic punch
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Japanese Atsuage (no smell but as texture sub)
Pairing
Taiwanese sweet fruit tea
Trivia
[Hardcore] Many foreigners view 'Stinky Tofu = penalty game', but frying dissipates the smell into savoriness. The soybean sweetness and fermented richness bursting from the crispy crust will definitely hook natto-loving Japanese.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Forcefully stuff the sweet/sour 'pickled cabbage (Pao Cai)' into the hole of the crunchy stinky tofu, and crunch it down in one bite along with the garlic soy sauce!
Allergen
Soy, Wheat