23rd January 2019 / Last updated : 23rd January 2019 Mog 02 : Main Dishes

Meat Stew with Tofu (Niku Tofu)

If you have no time to prepare a meal but want to eat Japanese food, you might consider trying this recipe. Cooking time is only about 15 mins! Ingredients (for 2 – 3 servings) 200 g thinly sliced pork or beef 200 g Shirataki (Konnyaku noodles) 1 tub tofu 1 onion 50 mL soy sauce : (A) 50 mL mirin : (A) 50 mL Sake : (A) 50 mL water : (A) Instructions Cut the onion into wedges. Boil the Shirataki for 3 – 4 minutes. Drain the water and cut into bite-size lengths. Cut the sliced meat into bite-size chunks. Place Tofu in a strainer. Leave it for 20~30 […]
25th October 2018 / Last updated : 25th October 2018 Mog 03 : Side Dishes

Kenchin Jiru (Vegan Soup, けんちん汁)

Kenchin-jiru is a sort of Buddhist cuisine, Japanese vegetarian or vegan cuisine based on Buddhism. It’s soy flavoured Kombu kelp-based soup with many vegetables for ingredients including root vegetables. Basically, no animal-derived foods are used in this soup. However, some people add chicken or pork. Ingredients (for 4-5 servings) Taro  200 g Carrot  100 g Daikon radish  100 g Gobo  100 g Green onion  1 stick Konnyaku  1 sheet Tofu  1 Sesame oil  1 tbsp Dashi broth (kombu kelp only preferred)  1000 mL Sake  3 tbsp Soy sauce  2 tbsp Instructions Cut the carrot and the daikon radish into 5 mm thick quarter slice. Peel the taro skin and cut […]
4th April 2018 / Last updated : 11th April 2018 Mog 02 : Main Dishes

Japanese Tofu Shumai (Japanese style tofu dumplings, 豆腐の和風焼売)

Shumai is originally Chinese cuisine. I arranged it in Japanese style. Taste of tofu and tuna make a subtle flavour. Ingredients Tofu: 150 g Onion: 1/2 (approximately 80 g) Starch: 2 tbsp Canned tuna: 1 Wonton skin: 15 ~ 20 Dashi powder: 1 tsp Miso: 1/2 tsp Starch: 2 ~ 3 tbsp Edamame (for topping): 12 ~ 15 beans Edamame (for filling): 30 g (including pods) Instructions Drain the excess water from tofu. [TIPS: How to drain water from tofu] Place the tofu on a layer of paper towels Place a weight on the tofu. Drain the excess oil from canned tuna. Finely chop an onion and dust with starch. […]
19th March 2018 / Last updated : 25th December 2018 Mog 03 : Side Dishes

Scrambled Tofu (Iridofu, 炒り豆腐)

Want to save cooking time? Then you may consider cooking scrambled tofu. Try it with some freshly cooked rice! Ingredients (for 3 – 4 servings) Tofu: 1 tab Shiitake mushroom: 1 Carrot: 3 ~ 4 cm Onion: 1/4 Ground chicken: 100 g Egg: 1 Soy sauce: 2 tablespoons (A) Cooking sake: 1 tablespoon (A) Mirin: 1 tablespoon (A) Dashi: 1/2 cup (A) (To learn how to make dashi, check this page.) Sugar: 1 teaspoon (A) Instructions Remove water from the tofu. Reconstruct a shiitake mushroom. Chop all vegetables into small pieces. Mix (A) together. Pour the sesame oil into a frying pan and warm over high heat. Put tofu and […]
17th March 2018 / Last updated : 1st April 2018 Mog 06 : Sweets & Snacks

Tofu Warabi-mochi (豆腐わらび餅)

Do you know that we can make warabimochi easily? Less than 10 minutes to cook! Easy to follow! Tofu makes warabimochi even healthier. I’m sure this recipe will help your relaxing tea time. Ingredients (2 servings) Kinugoshi Tofu: 1/2 tub Potato starch: 4 tablespoons Milk (or Soy milk): 1 tablespoon Kinako (roasted soybean flour): 2 ~ 3 tablespoons Sugar: 2 tablespoons Kuromitsu (Japanese brown sugar syrup, optional): a liberal amount Instructions Put tofu and starch in a bowl and mix them together. Cover with a plastic film and microwave them for about 2 minutes (600 W). Put kinako and sugar in a small bowl and mix them together. Mix them […]