Super Easy Japanese Air Fryer Agedashi Tofu

Let’s make Japanese Air Fryer Agedashi Tofu – Fluffy, fried tofu served in sweet dashi soy sauce. It’s often topped with a dallop of grated daikon and shaved bonito flakes. It’s a must have every time I visit a Japanese restaurant! It takes 20 minutes, and can be made with minimal ingredients! This tasty Japanese Restaurant appetizer is actually so easy to make at home – in the air fryer!

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Agedashi Tofu Ingredients

• 1 pack Medium-Firm Tofu
• 1 cup Corn Starch
• 1 cup dashi stock or mushroom stock.
• 4 tbsp Soy Sauce
• 4 tbsp Mirin
• 3 tbsp grated Daikon
• 1 tbsp Bonito Flakes
• 1 stalk Green Onion chopped

Fried Tofu

Our Fried Tofu today is actually super simple! Today I’m using medium-firm tofu, which has more of the consistency of scrambled eggs. If you’re curious about more recipes for medium-firm tofu, check out my 11 tofu recipes for different types of tofu!

To fry your tofu, all you need is a light dusting of corn starch. The corn starch creates that crispy, tasty shell that we all love. Once dusted, I sometimes let it sit for a minute so the surface moisture wets the cornstarch a little better. This helps it hold better during air frying.

Grated Daikon

Grated daikon is one of the ingredients in this dish that I feel just makes this dish extra refreshing. This light, refreshing condiment is actually great for your gut. It adds a light grassy, herbal flavor, as well as a slight bitterness to the tofu. This bitterness makes the sweetness of the sauce pop, and turns a simple tofu in sauce into a complex dish.

Depending on what part of the daikon you use, the grated daikon can have a slightly different flavor. The top half of a daikon radish tends to be sweeter, while the root end tends to be a little spicier, like horseradish.

Tsuyu: A Universal Dashi-Soy Sauce

Agedashi tofu uses tsuyu as the sauce base for this dish. Tsuyu is a fairly universal sauce in Japanese cuisine made simply of dashi, mirin, and soy sauce. This sauce is used for dipping tempura, soba noodles, and of course, agedashi tofu.

I sometimes like to add some variation in this sauce by adding some yuzu pepper, shichimi togarashi (七味粉), ponzu, or some wasabi.

Air Fryer Agedashi Tofu Instructions

1. Prepare the sauce by bringing the dashi stock, soy sauce, and mirin to a simmer in a pot. Cook for 5 minutes and set aside.
2. Drain the tofu and pat dry. Cut the tofu into 1-inch pieces and cover with corn starch.
3. Spray your air fryer basket with oil, and place your tofu in the basket.
4. Fry it at 380F for 15-17 minutes.
5. In a serving bowl, add fried tofu, drizzle sauce all over the tofu
6. Add in 1 tbsp of grated daikon on top, and garnish with green onion and bonito flakes.

Frying Tofu with An Air Fryer

I love using the Air Fryer for frying tofu because it handles delicate foods much easier. If your tofu is too soft, it can fall apart as you’re tossing it around during deep frying. The Air Fryer solves that problem, and I get perfect cubes every time. Before you air fry your tofu, make sure to spray oil in the air fryer basket first to prevent your tofu from sticking.

If you want to make a larger batch, or prefer deep frying, I’d definitely still suggest my deep fried recipe for Agedashi Tofu!

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Japanese Air Fryer Agedashi Tofu

By Tiffy Cooks

5 from 2 votes

Let's make Japanese Air Fryer Agedashi Tofu – Fluffy, fried tofu served in sweet dashi soy sauce. It's often topped with a dallop of grated daikon and shaved bonito flakes. It's a must have every time I visit a Japanese restaurant! It takes 20 minutes, and can be made with minimal ingredients! This tasty Japanese Restaurant appetizer is actually so easy to make at home – in the air fryer!

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Cook Time:20 minutes mins

Total Time:20 minutes mins

Course: Appetizer, Side Dish, Snack

Cuisine: Japanese

Diet: Low Calorie, Low Lactose

Keyword: Air Fryer, crispy tofu, Fried Tofu, Japanese Food, Tofu, tofu recipe

Servings: 2 servings

Calories: 508kcal

Equipment

• Air Fryer

Ingredients

• 1 pack Medium-firm Tofu
• 1 cup Corn Starch
• 1 cup dashi stock or mushroom stock.
• 4 tbsp Soy Sauce
• 4 tbsp Mirin
• 3 tbsp grated Daikon
• 1 tbsp Bonito Flakes
• 1 stalk Green Onion chopped

Instructions

• Prepare the sauce by bringing the dashi stock, soy sauce, and mirin to a simmer in a pot. Cook for 5 minutes and set aside.
• Drain the tofu and pat dry. Cut the tofu into 1-inch pieces and cover with corn starch.
• Spray your air fryer basket with oil, and place your tofu in the basket.
• In the air fryer, fry the tofu at 380F for 15-17 minutes.
• In a serving bowl, add fried tofu, drizzle sauce all over the tofu
• Add in 1 tbsp of grated daikon on top, and garnish with green onion and bonito flakes.

Nutrition

Calories: 508kcalCarbohydrates: 81gProtein: 24gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 6gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 0.3mgSodium: 2679mgPotassium: 254mgFiber: 3gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 65IUVitamin C: 6mgCalcium: 302mgIron: 4mg