Air-fried Tofu Snack With Thai Sweet Chili Sauce
This Air-fried Tofu Snack With Thai Sweet Chili Sauce recipe is a really quick and delicious way to make this crispy hot and sweet snack.
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 210kcal
Cost: $5
Equipment
- Air Fryer
Ingredients
- ½ tablespoon Sriracha
- 32 oz Tofu 2 (16 oz.) packages of extra firm tofu
- ½ tablespoon Rice Vinegar Whatever vinegar you want really
- ½ tablespoon canola oil
- 1 ½ tablespoon Low sodium soy sauce Or gluten free tamari if you have it
Instructions
- Wash tofu and dried it with a dry cloth.
- Cut tofu vertically and then slice it in a half. So the tofu is not too thick.
- Then cut each tofu into four pieces.
- Stack paper towels in several layers and lay sliced tofu on the paper towels. Cover the tofu with other layers of paper towels. Place some heavy objects like 5 lbs flour bag, soup cans, or cast iron on top of the paper towels and let them sit for 10 minutes.
- Prepare a sauce while waiting for the tofu by mixing the oil, rice vinegar, Sriracha sauce, and Tamari or soy sauce together.
- Take the objects on top of the tofu out and cut each tofu into four pieces.
- Mix the tofu with the sauce as thoroughly as you can.
- Place a parchment paper or foil on a cooking sheet and set the tofu on it.
- Cook on air-fry or bake mode for 10 minutes, more if it's not crispy on the outside, machines vary so check and adjust.
- Eat the tofu snack itself or with Thai sweet chili sauce.
Notes
As always, we are not dieticians or doctors. If you have dietary concerns, "when in doubt, check it out" with your doctor or an appropriate professional. We'd love to hear how you like this or any ideas for improvement in the comments section at the bottom.
Nutrition
Calories: 210kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 21g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 7g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 1g | Sodium: 268mg | Potassium: 24mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 3IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 286mg | Iron: 3mg