My Favorite Tofu Recipes

Mabo-doufu
Tofu & minced meat over rice
Serves 4

Ingredients:
1 pack firm tofu – rinsed & cut into ¾ inch cubes
½ pound ground turkey
4 green onions – chopped finely
¼ large red pepper – chopped in ½ inch squares
1 tbsp finely grated ginger
2 cloves garlic – minced
1 tbsp cooking oil
½ tbsp tobanjan or Chinese hot chili sauce
1 tsp fresh miso paste
1 tbsp brown sugar
1 tbsp sake
1 tbsp utsukuchi soy sauce
1 tsp dashi powder
1 cup water
1 tsp sesame oil
1 tbsp corn starch

Heat oil in frying pan and cook turkey, ½ of the green onions, pepper, ginger, and garlic.
As the meat cooks, add the Chinese chili sauce and miso paste and mix in well.
When meat is crumbly, add ¾ cup water, sugar, sake, soy sauce, and dashi powder. Stir in until all ingredients are mixed.
Add tofu. Stir in, being careful not to break up the cubes.
Mix corn starch into ¼ cup water until smooth and add. Mix in well.
Add sesame oil. Mix in well.
When sauce has thickened, it is done.
Serve over rice. Sprinkle on the remaining green onions.


Tofu Steak with Green Onion Sauce
Serves 2

1 pack of tofu (about 400 gm)
cooking oil
flour

Sauce:
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp sake
1 1/2 tbsp mirin
1/2 teaspoon dashi powder
2 tablespoons water
2 teaspoons corn starch dissolved in a little water
4 finely chopped green onions

1. Rinse tofu, cut into 4 pieces, and set aside to dry.
2. Put in a small pot: soy sauce, sake, mirin, dashi powder, and water. Heat.
3. When it comes to a boil, add the corn starch and stir until thickened.
4. Add the green onions and stir in. Turn off the fire, cover, and set aside.
5. Cover the tofu pieces with flour, dipping them in flour on all sides.
6. Heat a little cooking oil in a frying pan.
7. When the oil is hot, adjust the flame and put the tofu pieces in.
8. Cook tofu on each side, turning as needed so all sides are lightly browned.
9. Set tofu on a grill to drain the oil.
10. When drained, place on plates and top with the sauce.
11. Serve with rice and soup.

Tofu with Chicken
Serves 4

6 fresh shiitake mushrooms, sliced thinly
1 pack tofu (about 400gm)
300 gm minced chicken
2 1/2 cm ginger, finely chopped
1 carrot, cut in very thin rectangular slices
3 tablespoons cooking sake
1 tablespoon brown sugar
2 tablespoons light soy sauce
1 beaten egg
4 green onions, chopped in 1cm lengths
vegetable oil

1. Heat a little oil in a wok. Add ginger, mushrooms, and minced chicken.
2. Add carrots. Stir fry for about 2 minutes.
3. Add sake.
4. Mash the tofu with a fork. Drain any excess water. Add to the wok.
5. Stir fry until tofu is heated through.
6. Mix sugar, soy sauce and egg. Add to wok and stir until just cooked.
7. Add green onions and mix in.
8. Serve over rice.