Golden, crunchy tofu meets a tangy-sweet dipping sauce in this Thai street food classic. Serve it as a snack, pile it over rice or noodles, or toss it into a stir-fry for extra flavor and crunch.
Ingredients
- 3 cups (720 ml) vegetable oil
- 21 oz (595 g) firm tofu cut into 1" (2.5-cm) squares
Sweet and Sour Sauce
- 1 cup (200 g) sugar
- ½ cup (120 ml) water
- ½ cup (120 ml) apple cider vinegar
- 1 tbsp (15 ml) tamari
- 1 tbsp (18 g) salt
- 2 tbsp (30 ml) chili garlic sauce
- 1 tbsp (9 g) crushed roasted peanuts
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a pan over medium heat to 350°F (180°C), and fry the tofu for about 3 minutes or until golden brown on each side and cooked through. Remove from the pan and drain well.
- To make the sweet and sour sauce, combine the sugar, water, apple cider vinegar, tamari, salt and chili garlic sauce in a saucepan over medium heat and stir until the sugar dissolves, then simmer for 2 to 3 minutes or until the sauce is thick.
- Serve the tofu with the sauce for dipping. Sprinkle the dipping sauce with the peanuts.