Crispy Garlic Tofu

By Tiffy Cooks

5 from 5 votes

Back with another 20 Minute Air Fryer recipe - Crispy Garlic Tofu. My Crispy Garlic Tofu is crispy on the outside, juicy on the inside, and requires ZERO deep-frying. You can make air fryer crispy garlic tofu at home with a few secret tips. Also sharing my addicting and delicious spicy garlic sauce that tastes amazing with anything! If you want more 20-minute recipes, I am currently doing a 20-minute recipe series where I share easy recipes for 23 days!

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Prep Time:5

Cook Time:15

Total Time:20

Course: Appetizer, Side Dish, Snack

Cuisine: Asian

Diet: Vegan, Vegetarian

Keyword: 20 Minute Recipes, Air Fryer, Appetizers, Asian Food, Asian Recipe Easy, Asian Recipes, crispy, crispy tofu, dinner Ideas, Easy, Easy Recipes, Fried Tofu, garlic, garlic tofu, quick and easy recipe, QUICK RECIPES, Tofu

Servings: servings

Calories: 244kcal

Ingredients

1 pack Medium-firm Tofu
2 tbsp Minced Garlic
1 tbsp Soy Sauce
2.5 tbsp Vegetarian Oyster Sauce
1-2 Green Onion chopped
1 Red Chili chopped
0.5 tbsp Sesame Seeds
1 tbsp Sugar
1-2 tbsp Cilantro chopped
4 tbsp HOT oil

Instructions

In a bowl, add 1 tablespoon of salt and 2 cups of water. Cut tofu into bite-size pieces and soak tofu in water for at least 5 - 10 minutes.
Heat up 4 tablespoons of oil and prepare the sauce by mixing garlic, chopped green onion, chopped red chili, and sesame seeds in a bowl.
Once the oil is hot, pour the oil over the ingredients, and add in soy sauce, vegetarian oyster sauce, and sugar. Mix well and set aside.
Line the air fryer with the tofu and air fryer at 400F for 15 minutes, flipping halfway. Make sure to brush on or spray oil on top of the tofu, which will help crisp up the tofu.
Depending on your air fryer, you may need to increase the cooking time to 20-23 minutes.
Drizzle the sauce over the tofu and garnish with cilantro.

Nutrition

Calories: 244kcalCarbohydrates: 10gProtein: 10gFat: 19gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 7gMonounsaturated Fat: 10gTrans Fat: 0.1gSodium: 565mgPotassium: 81mgFiber: 1gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 144IUVitamin C: 18mgCalcium: 149mgIron: 2mg