Tofu Balls
Tofu Balls

Hello everybody, it’s me, Dave, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, tofu balls. It is one of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Tofu Balls is one of the most popular of recent trending meals on earth. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. It’s appreciated by millions daily. Tofu Balls is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look wonderful.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook tofu balls using 14 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Tofu Balls:
  1. Prepare firm tofu
  2. Make ready shrimps
  3. Prepare carrot (shredded)
  4. Take scallions (thinly sliced)
  5. Prepare red chili (sliced)
  6. Make ready garlic (minced)
  7. Make ready ground coriander
  8. Get cornstarch
  9. Get salt
  10. Prepare pepper
  11. Make ready whole egg
  12. Get lemon/lime
  13. Prepare water
  14. Prepare Birds eye chilies (optional)
Steps to make Tofu Balls:
  1. Peel and devein the shrimps. Chopped them into small size. Squeeze lemon/lime juice over the shrimps to remove the smell. Set aside.
  2. Mash the tofu in a big bowl into small chunks.
  3. Prepare the herbs. Mince the garlic, slice the chilies and scallions, plus cut and shred the carrot. Add them into the tofu bowl.
  4. Add the shrimps and all seasonings. Mix them well.
  5. 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.
  6. Finally shape the mixture into balls. Depends on their size, we can make around 17-20 balls.
  7. At this point you have 2 option for cooking them, steam or deep fry.
  8. Steam: use cooking paper at the base of steamer for easier cleaning. Place the tofu balls and steam them for about 7-10 minutes.
  9. 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 hot oil over medium low heat until golden brown.
  10. Serve while it's hot. You can eat them with chili sauce or fresh birds eye chilies.

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