Hello everybody, hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, shira-ae (mashed tofu with spinach and konnyaku). It is one of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Shira-ae is a vegetable side dish mixed with mashed Tofu. Shira-ae is not a fancy dish, and it involves a little bit, but worth trying. It's one of the Shojin Ryori of Buddhist temple.
Shira-ae (Mashed Tofu with Spinach and Konnyaku) is one of the most favored of recent trending meals in the world. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions every day. They are fine and they look fantastic. Shira-ae (Mashed Tofu with Spinach and Konnyaku) is something that I’ve loved my whole life.
To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have shira-ae (mashed tofu with spinach and konnyaku) using 14 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Shira-ae (Mashed Tofu with Spinach and Konnyaku):
- Make ready 1 bunch Spinach
- Prepare 1/2 Carrot
- Prepare 1/2 Konnyaku
- Get 1 bag Enoki mushrooms
- Make ready 50 ml * Mentsuyu (2x concentrate)
- Prepare 50 ml * Water
- Get The tofu mixture:
- Prepare 1 + Firm tofu
- Take 1 tbsp + Miso
- Get 1 tbsp + Sesame paste
- Get 1 tbsp + Raw cane sugar
- Make ready 2 tsp + Honey
- Prepare 2 pinch + Salt
- Make ready 2 tbsp or (to taste) + Ground sesame seeds
Shira-ae is hard to get in ordinary Japanese restaurants in the US. The classic Japanese dish called 'shira ae' or 'mashed tofu salad' is a fantastic starter or light supper. It takes a little preparation as the vegetables are cooked and need to cool before serving, however it's The Bureau of Taste. Shiraae or Mashed Tofu Salad is a classic Japanese dish made of tender green beans, creamy tofu, nutty sesame seeds, and savory miso.
Instructions to make Shira-ae (Mashed Tofu with Spinach and Konnyaku):
- Blanch the spinach in plenty of boiling water until wilted, then drain and rinse in cold water to get rid of the bitterness. Drain the excess moisture from the tofu very well.
- Cut the vegetables and konnyaku into bite size pieces and simmer in the combined * ingredients for about 3 minutes. Let cool in the cooking liquid to flavor the ingredients.
- Put the tofu mixture ingredients into the food processor and pulse.
- When it's smooth, it's done.
- Cut up the cooked and tightly drained spinach from Step 1 into bite-sized lengths, drain the vegetables and konnyaku from Step 2 very well, and mix together with the tofu mix.
- Taste, and if it needs more flavor, adjust by adding some of the remaining cooking liquid or adding sugar (I've kept the flavor light to let the the taste of the tofu shine through).
- Arrange in a bowl, sprinkle with ground sesame seeds, and it's done.
Green vegetables such as green beans and spinach are blanched and seasoned with soy sauce before combined with the tofu mixture. The white refers to the tofu dressing made mainly of mashed tofu but there is no vinegar nor oil. Traditionally, vegetables are usually sliced carrots, spinach, Konnyaku, green beans, and sometimes persimmons and these are cooked and seasoned to give the "salad" a. Yukari's "SHIRA-AE (Mashed TOFU salad)" 柿の白和えの作り方. Note: Shira ae is a traditional Japanese dish that normally uses a mortar and pestle-type of bowl that has ridges to help in the mixing process.
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