# Crispy Tofu with Baking Soda

A method to make tofu crispy on the outside and tender on the inside with an eggy flavor using baking soda and cornflour.

- Total time: 10 min
- Category: Side
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 0.25 cup tap-hot water
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 2 tbsp cornflour
- tofu

## Instructions

1. Whisk together 1/4 cup of tap-hot water, 1 tsp of baking soda, and 2 tbsp of cornflour to make a slurry.
2. Give the tofu a quick bath in the slurry for a couple of minutes.
3. Remove the tofu from the mix.
4. Get the tofu straight into a pre-heated air fryer for 10-12 minutes at 2000c or on a non-stick tray in the oven for approximately 20 minutes, until the outside is golden and crispy.

## Equipment

- air fryer
- non-stick tray (oven)

## Tips

- The change to the texture of the tofu greatly varies depending on the type of tofu youese using. For extra-firm or super-firm tofu, you might want to give it a bit longer in the mix.
- The flavor really does have an eggy quality to it.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/reel/900884679003035
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/40e39399-12c4-4555-8411-18ac6f5d0e60
- Extracted: 2026-01-17

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