Crispy Airfryer Tofu is light, crispy and absolutely delicious. Use this airfried tofu on noodles, salad or even in your buddha bowls. In this post, I am sharing how to make the best crispy tofu in the air fryer in less than 15 minutes step by step.
Have you ever made crispy tofu bites before? ( V-e-g-a-n )
These Crispy Tofu { Air fryer } are just too good and so easy to make in just 15 minutes! Yes totally!! Serve them as an appetiser or in you buddha bowls or along with salad vegetables inside a wrap – Either ways it is just so delicious.
At no point, you will actually be able to judge these crispy tofu bites are airfried and not pan fried. Isn’t this is absolutely Good News!
IS COOKING WITH AN AIR FRYER HEALTHY FOR YOU?
Cooking with an Air fryer offers no compromise on taste. Most dishes that requires deep frying can be prepared in an air-fryer. This gadget works by circulating hot air around the food to produce crunchy crispy texture with minimal oil or no oil. Air fried food are a healthy alternative to deep fried food, all thanks to the lower amount of calories and fat.
If you are watching your waistline and working towards weight loss, air fryer can be one of your best friends.
THINKING WHAT ELSE TO MAKE IN AN AIR FRYER?
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what are the Ingredients for making airfryer tofu?
Essentially we just need 4 ingredients to make crispy tofu. But I have taken liberty to season it a little more. Feel free to marinade your prepared tofu to a sauce or a dressing of your choice.
To start with, the very first essential ingredient is EXTRA FIRM TOFU. I like to flavor it with Soy Sauce or Tamari Sauce to lend a twist with Asian flavors. Third essential ingredient is STARCH – Corn Starch or Potato Starch both work very well. They add the crispiness to the edges of the tofu when fried.
Fourth essential ingredient is Oil. Adding a little to the tofu adds extra flavor overall.
Extra firm Tofu – With trial and error, we have come to a conclusion extra firm tofu works best for frying. There are a couple of varieties available in the market that needs pressing out all the extra water. I have found a brand called Tofoo that doesn’t require any squeezing or pressing. Simply drain the water from the packet. Dry it with a towel and cube it.
Soy Sauce or Tamari Sauce – lends amazing flavors. If you are looking for gluten free option Tamari Sauce is best friend.
Oil – I love the flavor of Sesame oil in these tofu crispy. However Olive Oil or any other oil also works.
Cornstarch – add the crispness to the corners of the tofu while frying. For a GF option, rice flour is the recommended choice. Other starch that you can use are potato starch or even arrowroot.
Other seasoning – Garlic powder, onion powder, paprika powder and black pepper adds all the extra magic to these delicious tofu.
HOW TO MAKE CRISPY AIRFRYER TOFU step by step
Prepare the Tofu, by squeezing out any extra liquid out. Dry it and cube it.
To the cubed tofu and drizzle sesame oil.
Add Soy Sauce to the tofu. Toss to combine.
In a small shallow bowl, add the corn starch, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, black pepper and salt. Stir to mix.
Sprinkle the starch over Tofu or Tip the Tofu into the starch mixture and coat well.
Preheat the Air fryer to 370F (190 C ) for 4 minutes. Transfer the prepared tofu into the air fryer basket .
Air fry for 12 -14 minutes. Remember to shake the crispy tofu every 4 minutes, so they cook uniformly. Check and cook if needed for another 2 -5 minutes to make crispy coated tofu. Perfect Tofu!
In this case, our perfect tofu tend to get a bit soft, when it turns cold. Not to worry, Just Return the tofu back to air fryer for 2-3 minutes and see them turn crispy. Serve HOT!
Remember one thing time needed to cook tofu can vary between Airfryer models. Some might require slightly longer time to cook, some might require lesser time.
The key is to start with 10 minutes of frying and increase accordingly. Do remember to shake the tofu in the basket in between.
USES FOR CRISPY AIRFRYER TOFU
There are plenty of ways to incorporate the crispy tofu. You can use them in Thai Peanut Noodles or even in my 15 minutes Cauliflower Fried Rice.
I love adding the crispy perfect tofu in Thai red curry and Green curry too. But the marination will be slightly plain. Simply leave out soy sauce and toss them in the remaining ingredients for max flavours.
You can even substitute these crispy tofu for paneer in my Palak Paneer. Just use Indian seasoning for marination.
I love stuffing them in my pita bread along with salad to make it heart meal too.
CRISPY AIRFRYER TOFU RECIPE BELOW
- 10 oz Extra firm Tofu or 280g , drained and cubed
- 2 tsp Soy Sauce or Tamari Sauce
- 1 tbsp Sesame oil or Olive oil
- 2-3 tbsp Cornstarch
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp paprika powder
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 tsp salt
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In a mixing bowl, add the cubed tofu and drizzle sesame oil & soy sauce. Toss it coat the tofu.
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In a small shallow bowl, add the corn starch, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, black pepper and salt. Stir to mix.
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Sprinkle the starch over Tofu or Tip the Tofu into the starch mixture and coat well.
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Preheat the Air fryer to 370F (190 C ) for 4 minutes.
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Transfer the prepared tofu into the air fryer basket and fry for 12 -14 minutes. Remember to shake the crispy tofu every 4 minutes, so they cook uniformly
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Check and cook if needed for another 2 minutes to make crispy coated tofu.
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Serve these Crispy Healthy Tofu as an appetiser or along with salad vegetables in a wrap.
Yummy and delicious recipe.. Really mouth watering.