Hey everyone, it is Brad, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, tofu balls. It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Tofu Balls is one of the most favored of current trending foods on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It’s easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. Tofu Balls is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They are fine and they look fantastic.

This step is essential, otherwise the balls won't hold together if the tofu is too moist. Place tofu onto a plate and place another plate on top. Break tofu into small pieces and squeeze again to remove as much water as possible.

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

The ingredients needed to make Tofu Balls:

1. Take 7 firm tofu
2. Prepare 113 g shrimps
3. Make ready 1/4 carrot (shredded)
4. Get 2 stalks scallions (thinly sliced)
5. Prepare 1 red chili (sliced)
6. Take 2 cloves garlic (minced)
7. Make ready 1 tsp ground coriander
8. Make ready 2 tbs cornstarch
9. Take 1 tsp salt
10. Prepare 1/2 tsp pepper
11. Make ready 1 whole egg
12. Take 1 lemon/lime
13. Prepare 30-50 ml water
14. Make ready Birds eye chilies (optional)

Add the remaining ingredients, except the vegetable oil. Season with pepper and process until smooth. With tofu we can make a variety of delicious recipes that taste and look very similar to other traditional dishes made with meat. This way people who want to follow a vegetarian diet or who want to reduce the consumption of meat can still enjoy traditional dishes but cooked with this vegetable protein.

Instructions 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.

In this oneHOWTO article we tell you step by step how to make fried tofu balls with a simple. This is modified from Louise Hagler's Tofu Cookery. Grease baking sheet or parchment lined baking sheet and set aside. I added some extra tofu and extra panko and it seemed to help, and then I also chilled them for a few hours before putting them into the oven. I'm sure the texture was off a little, but they were still super flavorful and delicious.

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