From nancyaery@hotmail.com Tue Oct 2 16:58:26 2001 Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2001 07:26:14 -0700 From: Not The Real Nancy Newsgroups: alt.food.asian Subject: Deep-Fried Bean Curd * Exported from MasterCook * Deep-Fried Bean Curd Recipe By : Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00 Categories : Appetizers Asian Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method -------- ------------ -------------------------------- 1 Tablespoon sea salt 1 Tablespoon Chinese five-spice powder 2 Tablespoons granulated sugar 1 Teaspoon ground white pepper 1 Clove garlic, very finely chopped 4 cakes tofu. halved 2 1/2 Cups peanut oil 4 green onions, very finely chopped In a bowl, mix together salt, five-spice powder, sugar, pepper and garlic. Add one piece of tofu at a time and turn over to evenly coat. Leave for 1 hour. In a wok, heat oil until smoking, add tofu and deep-fry curf for 5 minutes until puffy and golden. Drain on absorbent paper towels and serve immediayely sprinkled with the green onions. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- Nancy