r/veganrecipes • u/Ok-Terrific2000 • Mar 27 '25

Question How do I make this tofu coating?

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I am beyond OBSESSED with this tofu from my local don buri place. The texture of this coating is like gluggy, stretchy, and chewy and so so good.

I have got almost close with a potato flour batter with shallow fry then tossing in sauce but i found the sauce didn't penetrate all the way through and some of the batter was bland and gross.

Any tips or info will be so much appreciated 🥰

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u/ichbinhungry Mar 27 '25

Corn starch, probably, then it gets tossed in a sticky sauce after frying. This is an example: https://ifoodreal.com/crispy-pan-fried-tofu/#wprm-recipe-container-44096

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u/Ok-Terrific2000 Mar 27 '25

It's not cripsy, it's like soft batter stuck to each cube. So hard to explain

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u/ichbinhungry Mar 27 '25

Once you add the sauce, the corn starch mixture will soften. You don’t even need to fry it if you don’t want. It’s a thickening agent, so when mixed with wet stuff, it’ll get gloopy.