Sweet Soy Sauce Dip for Fried Tofu

In Indonesia, this dish is one of the ultimate finger-foods. It's very simple and easy. Whereas in Indonesia you have to buy the special tofu (or buy from any tofu vendors) and sometimes fry them yourselves, I find that in North America you can just buy them at any Chinese supermarket. Just remember to get the ones that look fluffy and not the ones that look firm or dense!

You don't have to cook them anymore as they are already cooked. But you want to heat them up in the microwave. It's easy-breezy... and very satisfying.

The sweet soy dip people use in Indonesia varies. But here, I'm just going to present one type that is commonly used... and generally well-liked amongst Indonesians and non-Indonesians.

1 pkg fried tofu (using scissors, cut each tofu into 2 pieces)

1/3 cup sweet soy sauce

1/8 medium onion, diced

1 clove garlic, diced

1 thai chili-pepper, seeds removed, diced (or 1/2 jalapeno or any kind of chili-pepper)

2 lime leaves, thinly sliced (optional)

1/2 firm medium-size tomato, cubed (optional, but I like it more with)

pinch salt

1 tbsp vegetable oil

Most people in Indonesia mix the onion, garlic and chili with the soy sauce straight-up raw. But to tame-down the taste (I personally don't like raw onion), here's how:

Heat up the oil and stir-fry the onion, garlic and thai chili-pepper together for one minute the longest. Pour all of them into a dipping bowl. Mix together with the rest of the dipping ingredients.

Heat up the tofu for 30-45 seconds (1 minute-top!).

Dip the tofu pieces into the sweet soy sauce mix. Enjoy!