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Kentucky Fried Tofu

Inspired by chef Edward Lee's Kentucky Fried Tofu dish from Culinary Class Wars S1. You can now make Netflix dishes in your kitchen!
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 55 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 25 minutes
Servings: 2
Course: Snack
Ingredients Method Video

Ingredients
  

  • 300 g extra firm tofu
  • 4 chicken wings
  • 1 tsp MSG optional but adds umami
  • 1 tbsp canola oil for searing chicken wings
  • 1 cup canola oil for shallow frying tofu
Buttermilk solution
  • 3/4 cup milk
  • 1 tsp white vinegar
Batter
  • 1 cup plain flour
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/2 tsp onion powder
  • 1/2 tsp paprika
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper
  • 1/4 tsp white pepper
  • 1/2 tsp oregano
  • 1 tsp salt
Pickled veggies
  • 1/4 red onion
  • 1/4 capsicum
  • 1 tbsp salt
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 1/3 cup white vinegar
  • 1/3 cup water
Garnish
  • Dill

Method
 

Pickle the veggies
  1. Heat up the pickle solution in a saucepan until dissolved
  2. Add chopped red onions and capsicum into a jar then pour over the heated pickle solution and let it sit for 30mins.
Pan fry the chicken wings
  1. In a fry pan, add oil and sear the chicken wings on medium heat for 25mins, or until it’s fully cooked
  2. Extract the chicken oil into a bowl, immediately sprinkle with MSG. Set aside.
Make the tofu drumsticks
  1. Cut the extra firm tofu into a chicken drumstick shape
  2. Soak the tofu pieces in buttermilk solution for 10mins
  3. Coat the marinated tofu in the batter, then quickly dip it back into the buttermilk and coat in the flour mixture again (i.e. double coating the tofu)
  4. Shallow fry for 3-4mins until tofu is golden brown
  5. Brush the chicken fat onto the fried tofu
  6. Serve the fried tofu with pickled veggies and dill. Enjoy!

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