Homemade Aburaage - tofu

Method

• Cut the firm tofu into 1 cm thick slices.
• Wrap them with a thick towel and leave overnight.
• I usually place the tofu in 2 lines on the edge of the towel and then roll up the rest of the towel.
• Add the tofu to the oil while it is still lukewarm.
• 5 minutes later...Small bubbles will form on the surface of the tofu.
• Turn the heat down to low.
• Constantly flip over the tofu.
• 10 minutes later...On low heat, patiently flip over the tofu so that they plump up.
• Then raise the heat to high.
• They will plump up a little bit more when on high heat.
• Afterwards, just continue frying until golden brown.
• This is what they look like just before they are removed from the oil.
• If you patiently cook on low heat from the beginning, they should take about 15 minutes.
• They're done.
• If you just let them be after they're removed from the oil, they will harden.
• If possible, wrapin plastic wrap and microwave before using them to make them softer.