These golden Tofu Fish Balls are excellent served with sweet chili sauce as an appetizer or finger food. Hard to stop at just one.
I grew up eating tofu and have always liked it. Steamed tofu seasoned with soy sauce is delicious. This very simple way of preparation allows one to appreciate its mild flavor and texture. Here is the Steam Tofu recipe I posted recently.
Tofu is also a good companion in stir-fries, soups, and braised dishes. It is wonderful mixed with meat and vegetables and made into deep fried patties or balls. This Tofu Fish Balls recipe was adapted from A Taste of Tofu by Yukiko Moriyama. It called for white fish but I used salmon instead. Salmon is a more oily fish and it made the tofu and fish mixture a little easier to handle.
I did not have to add the egg white and I omitted the cloud ears (a kind of edible fungus) and shiitake mushrooms. I opted for vegetables that are more familiar and easily available here like carrots and green onions. I also made them gluten free by substituting the all-purpose flour with rice flour. All the ingredients worked really well together and I am pleased with the outcome. This dish has become a favorite at our house.
INGREDIENTS
- 12 oz extra firm tofu (well drained) (340g)
- 6 oz salmon (170g)
- 1 medium carrot (chopped)
- 1 green onion (thinly sliced)
- 1 tbsp black sesame seeds
- 2 tbsp rice flour (16g)
- ½ tsp salt
- Vegetable oil for deep frying
INSTRUCTIONS
- Process tofu and salmon until smooth. Transfer to a bowl.
- Add carrot, green onion, black sesame seeds, rice flour, and salt. Mix until well combined.
- Heat vegetable oil in a deep pan. Using two spoons, shape heaping spoonfuls of tofu mixture into balls. Drop into hot oil and deep fry until golden brown. Remove and drain on paper towels.
- Serve warm.
NUTRITION
NOTE: This post was updated on June 2nd, 2012 with new pictures. No changes were made to the recipe.
Enjoy…..and have a wonderful day! 😎
Such a great way to prepare tofu, and these fish balls look great too!
Regards,
CCR
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These look scrumptious with salmon and tofu!
Looks delicious! I would eat that as a snack…healthy snack 😛
Do you use raw fish or cooked fish. They look so yumm… definitely will try soon. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
Hi, thanks for visiting 🙂
I used raw salmon. Do give it a try.
That would be such a fun appetizer that doesn’t contain alot of bread. I wonder if the balls will fry well if I eliminate the flour. I could substitute an egg perhaps. We are restricting any flour carbs from our diet for awhile…
Hi, do you use glutinous rice flour (mochiko) or regular rice flour? Thank!
I used regular rice flour, not mochiko.