Tempura Tofu and Spring Vegetables

Ingredients

• 12 ounces sugar snap peas, trimmed
• 2 cups club soda, chilled
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 6.75 ounces rice flour (about 1 cup)
• 4.5 ounces all-purpose flour (about 1 cup)
• 1 pound baby carrots with green tops
• + 6 more ingredients
• • 1 ½ teaspoons grated peeled fresh ginger
  • 3 tablespoons reduced-sodium tamari
  • 1 ½ tablespoons sugar
  • 6 tablespoons rice vinegar
  • 12 cups peanut oil
  • 1 (14-ounce) package water-packed extra-firm tofu, drained

1. Place tofu on several layers of paper towels; cover with paper towels. Top with a heavy skillet; let stand 30 minutes. Discard paper towels. Cut tofu in half horizontally; cut blocks into 16 (1/2-inch-thick) slices. Cut slices in half, crosswise, to form 32 (1 x 1/2–inch) rectangles. 2. Clip ...

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