marinated silken tofu with radish - salad

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Marinated Tofu with White Radish Salad

 

Recipe By :Bridget Jones

Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : New Import Salads

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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1 teaspoon sugar

1 teaspoon sesame oil

2 teaspoons Japanese rice vinegar

2 tablespoons light soy sauce

2 tablespoons sake or dry sherry

1 garlic clove -- crushed

1 pinch crushed red pepper flakes

11 ounces firm tofu -- see comment

1 large white radish -- coarsely grated

2 green onions -- finely shredded at a slant

1/2 cucumber -- peeled, halved, seeded, and grated

2 tablespoons sunflower oil

6 tablespoons cornstarch -- (6-8)

 

Whisk the sugar, sesame oil, rice vinegar, soy sauce, sake, or sherry, garlic,

and red pepper flakes together until the sugar has dissolved.

 

Cut the tofu into 8 slices, each about 1/2 inch thick, and place in a shallow

dish or on a deep plate. Spoon the soy sauce mixture over the tofu, cover, and

marinate in the refrigerator for 1-2 hours. For a fuller flavor, the tofu can

also be marinated in the refrigerator for up to 24 hours.

 

Coarsely grate the radish. Finely shred the onions on a slant. Peel and halve

the cucumbers. Remove seeds. Grate. Combine these three vegetables in a bowl.

 

Carefully drain the marinade off the tofu, pouring it into the radish salad,

leaving the slices of tofu moist. Toss the radish salad well so that it is fully

coated in the marinade.

 

Heat the oil in a non-stick frying pan. Place the cornstarch on a plate. Dip the

tofu slices in the cornstarch, turning them to coat each side and patting the

cornstarch on gently. Add the tofu slices to the frying pan as they are coated,

and cook each one for 1 to 1 1/2 minutes on each side, until crisp and pale

golden. Transfer to the plates and serve immediately with the radish salad.

 

[Comment: 11-oz packets usually refer to the shelf-stable silken tofu sold in

hermetically sealed boxes.]

 

photo of white radish:

http://www.agric.nsw.gov.au/Hort/Fmrs/Asian_veg/wradish.htm

 

Description:

" A simple salad of radish with green onions perfectly complements the silky,

custard-like texture of pan-fried tofu in the finest of crisp coatings. "

Source:

" Farmers' Market Guide to Vegetables "

Copyright:

" 2001 ISBN 1570716196 "

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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 191 Calories; 10g Fat (49.9% calories

from fat); 6g Protein; 16g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 0mg Cholesterol;

335mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1/2 Grain(Starch); 1 Lean Meat; 1/2 Vegetable; 1 1/2

Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates.

 

 

Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 4733 0 3181 0 0 5678 1223 0 0 0 0

 

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