Agedashi Tofu is a popular Japanese dish made of deep fried tofu in a sweet and savory sauce. This age tofu recipe is easy to make to home and delicious!
What is agedashi tofu?
Age tofu is one of the most popular Japanese recipes. It’s an appetizer of deep fried tofu in a sweet and savory sauce.
The sauce is made of Japanese fish-based dashi broth. This is a must-have appetizer whenever I dine out at Japanese restaurants.
This recipe is super healthy and delicious!
This recipe calls for very simple ingredients and easy to make at home:
The sweet tentsuyu broth is iconic in Japanese cooking. It’s the soul of many Japanese dishes.
You will need a block of tofu to make age tofu.
First, deep fry the tofu until they turn light brown or crispy.
Next, make the tentsuyu agedashi tofu sauce in a small sauce pan.
To serve, place the fried tofu in a small bowl and add the sauce. Garnish with grated daikon, chopped scallions and dried bonito flakes before serving.
This recipe is only 264 calories per serving.
Serve this dish with other Japanese dishes. For a healthy Japanese meal at home, I recommend the following recipes.
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Yield: 2 people
Agedashi Tofu – a popular Japanese appetizer of deep fried tofu in a sweet and savory sauce. Super healthy, delicious and easy to make!
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
You can get my dashi recipe from my Nabe (Yosenabe) post.
If you don’t want to make dashi from scratch, you can use bottled dashi shoyu or dashi soy sauce from Japanese market and add mirin, sake, and sugar to taste to make the stock.
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2 people
Amount Per Serving Calories 264Total Fat 9gSaturated Fat 1gUnsaturated Fat 0gSodium 1434mgCarbohydrates 18gFiber 1gSugar 9gProtein 21g