Tofu Poppers

I was in a vocational school program when i met this nice korean that intruduced me to tofu. it looked like nuggets to me so i tried it...omg im glad i did!!! once he told me it was tofu i'm now hooked. you can add anything to this and its still great. he wouldn't give me the recipe so i just kept playing with it till i got it!!!, now i will share it with you....enjoy!!! Show more

Ready In: 15 mins

Serves: 4-6

Yields: 20-40 NUGGETS

Ingredients

  • 2 (14 ounce) packages tofu (firm)
  • 12 cup green onions or 12 cup  white onion, finely chopped
  • 1  cup shrimp or 1  cup chicken or 1  cup  crabmeat, finely chopped
  • 2  eggs, beaten
  •  salt and pepper
  •  peanut oil (for deep frying) or   vegetable oil (for deep frying)
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Directions

  1. open tofu packages drain the liquid and pad dry, making sure to squeeze aa much water as u can out of it.
  2. in a bowl, mash and mix together all ingredients till it looks like lumpy cookie dough.
  3. once oil is hot, drop in tablespoons in hot grease. try not to over crowd the pan or pot, because they will stick together.
  4. once browned drain on paper towels and enjoy!
  5. optional: These are great with duck sauce, you can buy some or use those many packets you have from take out -- yummy!
  6. vegetarian version: Omit the meat and add red and green peppers finely chopped.
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