Spicy Teriyaki Tofu
I love fusion food done right. This was the perfect blend of the tang from teriyaki sauce, and the kick from sambal. You can swap it with any savory sauce with any spicy sauce, experiments can be super fun (or interesting)!
Spicy Teriyaki Tofu
Super easy fusion dish. You can adjust the spiciness by adding as much or as little chili sauce.
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 1 pack soft tofu
Sauce
- 1 inch ginger (very think slice)
- 2 tbsp minced garlic
- 4 tbsp sake (can substitute with cooking wine)
- 1 tbsp butter
- 2 tbsp teriyaki sauce
- 1 tbsp sambal chli suace (can substitute with sriracha)
Instructions
- Cut tofu in to thick pieces, dry tofu w paper towel
- Slice ginger into fine slices, mince garlic
- Heat about 1cm of oil in a pan
- Coat all sides of tofu with cornstarch, dust off excess
- Fry until all sides are a little golden, set aside
- Remove the oil from the pan, on medium heat, stir fry ginger and garlic until fragrant (not yet brown)
- Add 4T sake, once it boils, add 1T butter
- Add 2T teriyaki sauce and 1T sambal (if it's too thick, add water to thin it)
- Once it's bubbly, add the tofu, turn off heat and coat the tofu gently
- Servce topped with green onion and cripsy shallots for garnish
