Hi, I’m Marie. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare tofu balls recipe. Never miss today’s recipe. This is a very simple recipe to try and is one of my family food recipes. Nowadays, I will make it a little bit more unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious. Not to mention, it’s super satisfying.
Tofu Balls Recipe
Tofu Balls is one of the most popular of current trending foods on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. They’re fine and they look fantastic. Tofu Balls is something which I have loved my entire life.
To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have tofu balls using 14 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Tofu Balls:
- Prepare 7 firm tofu
- Prepare 113 g shrimps
- Make ready 1/4 carrot (shredded)
- Make ready 2 stalks scallions (thinly sliced)
- Make ready 1 red chili (sliced)
- Get 2 cloves garlic (minced)
- Take 1 tsp ground coriander
- Get 2 tbs cornstarch
- Prepare 1 tsp salt
- Prepare 1/2 tsp pepper
- Prepare 1 whole egg
- Make ready 1 lemon/lime
- Get 30-50 ml water
- Make ready Birds eye chilies (optional)
Steps to make Tofu Balls:
- Peel and devein the shrimps. Chopped them into small size. Squeeze lemon/lime juice over the shrimps to remove the smell. Set aside.
- Mash the tofu in a big bowl into small chunks.
- Prepare the herbs. Mince the garlic, slice the chilies and scallions, plus cut and shred the carrot. Add them into the tofu bowl.
- Add the shrimps and all seasonings. Mix them well.
- Make a hole in the middle of the mixture. Add the egg in the hole. Mix them well while adding water little by little into a nice consistency. Be careful not to put too many water or else the tofu balls will fall apart when cooking.
- Finally shape the mixture into balls. Depends on their size, we can make around 17-20 balls.
- At this point you have 2 option for cooking them, steam or deep fry.
- Steam: use cooking paper at the base of steamer for easier cleaning. Place the tofu balls and steam them for about 7-10 minutes.
- Deep-fry: beat an egg in a bowl. Add 2 tbs of water and mix them well. Dip the tofu balls in the egg mixture then deep fry them in sausage oil over medium low heat until golden brown.
- Serve while it’s sausage. You can eat them with chili sauce or fresh birds eye chilies.
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