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Originally Posted by Jock  So how did you hear about it? It's hard to imagine poaching in oil. If the oil gets hot enough to "poach" the tofu surely it will fry it??
The Chinese deep fry tofu, often stuffed with a pork miture. The texture is as you might imagine - crispy on the outside and creamy soft inside. |
Sure you can poach in oil. Right now big thing is Lobster poached in Butter a la T.Keller.
There is frying and then deep frying all done by temps and control.