Here’s a Recipe Hack for Max’s Famous Sizzling Tofu

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We can never get enough of classic Filipino dishes and flavors. Despite all the new concepts and restaurants opening left and right, Max’s Restaurant remains a classic among all Filipinos when it comes to their food especially their sizzling tofu. Craving for some? Here’s a recipe hack we’ve found that’ll satisfy your cravings right at home!

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Sizzling Tofu

by Samantha Kathryn Wee

Ingredients:

• 20 pcs. tofu
• 3 tbsp. margarine
• 90 g. oyster sauce
• 5 tbsp. mayonnaise
• onions
• bell pepper
• siling pansigang/siling haba
• 1/2 lemon or 5-7 pcs. calamansi
• 3-4 tbsp. liquid seasoning
• oil for frying
• 1 tetra pack all-purpose cream
• salt
• pepper

Procedure:

• Dice the tofu into cubes and season with salt and pepper. Allow it to sit in a bowl for 15 minutes.
• While waiting, chop the onions, bell pepper, and siling pansigang then set aside for sauteeing later.
• Once finished, in a bowl, combine the mayonnaise, oyster sauce, liquid seasoning, pepper, and lemon/calaminsi. Mix well.
• Take your tofu and fry them until the outside is a light brown to golden brown color.
• As soon as your tofu is cooked, in a separate pan, add margarine and oil then sautee your onions, bell pepper, and siling pansigang in it.
• When the onions have wilted a bit, add the sauce and stir well. Then, add the all-purpose cream.
• Finally, add the tofu and mix until the tofu is fully coated.
• Best enjoyed hot.

Enjoying Max’s sizzling tofu will have to do for now. But one thing’s for sure, we cannot wait until we can dine and enjoy some of their mouthwatering dishes.

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Max’s Restaurant has been around since our grandparents’ time. Throughout the years, their classic Filipino food servings has been an experience many Filipinos share. It remains a classic in everyone’s lives.

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