Tofu Dengaku

Name: Tofu Dengaku
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 237 milliliters dried shaved bonito flakes; 3 x 5-inch piece dashi-kombu (dried seaweed); 567 grams extra-firm tofu, well drained; 79 milliliters light soy sauce; 79 milliliters mirin (sweet Japanese rice wine); 59 milliliters red miso; 3 Tbsps sake, divided; 10 servings Toasted sesame seeds; 1 Tbsp chopped shiso leaf (optional); 7 teaspoons sugar, divided; 946 milliliters water; 59 milliliters white miso

Need a gluten free, dairy free, and pescatarian main course? Tofu Dengaku could be a super recipe to try. This recipe makes 10 servings with 221 calories, 24g of protein, and 6g of fat each. This recipe covers 8% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. 1 person found this recipe to be scrumptious and satisfying. If you have soy sauce, shiso leaf, sugar, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the water you could follow this main course with the Watermelon-Peach Slushies as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

Bring 1 1/2 tablespoons sake just to boil in smallsaucepan.

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Sake

Remove from heat.

Mix in whitemiso and 1 teaspoon sugar.

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Sugar

Mix in yuzu andshiso, if desired. Set white miso sauce aside.

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White Miso

Sauce

Yuzu

Bring remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons sake justto boil in another small saucepan.

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Sake

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Removefrom heat.

Mix in red miso and remaining 6teaspoons sugar. Set red miso sauce aside.

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Red Miso

Sauce

Sugar

Combine 4 cups water and dashi-kombuin medium saucepan. Bring just tosimmer over high heat, then immediatelyremove broth from heat (to prevent dashi-kombufrom becoming bitter).

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Dashi

Water

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Add bonito;let stand until bonito settles at bottom ofpan, about 20 minutes.

Strain broth into large saucepan.

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Broth

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Mix insoy sauce and mirin. Bring to boil. Reduceheat and simmer 10 minutes to blendflavors. Set broth aside.

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Mirin

Sauce

Line large rimmed baking sheet withfoil.

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Baking Sheet

Cut tofu into 2 x 1 x 1/2-inch rectangles.

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Tofu

Add tofu rectangles to broth and simmerover medium-low heat 10 minutes to flavortofu. Using slotted spoon, carefully removetofu rectangles and place on preparedbaking sheet. Cool tofu. DO AHEAD: Saucesand tofu can be made 2 hours ahead.

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Broth

Tofu

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Letstand at room temperature.

Preheat broiler. Starting at 1 short end oftofu, insert skewer through center, extendingto opposite short end. Repeat with remainingtofu and skewers.

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Skewers

Brush half of tofu pieces(top only) with red miso mixture.

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Red Miso

Tofu

Brushremaining tofu pieces (top only) with whitemiso mixture.

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Tofu

Place sheet of foil over exposedportion of skewers to prevent burning. Broiltofu 6 to 8 inches from heat source until goldenbrown and charred in spots, watching closely,2 to 4 minutes.

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