SHIRA-AE (mashed tofu with vegetables)

Makes 4 servings

Ingredients

A:

tofu 1/2 block or 200g

sesame seeds  2 tbsp

salt  1/4 tsp

sake  2 tbsp

sugar  1~2 tbsp

soy sauce (thin type -usukuchi– if available) 1/2 tsp

B:

(dried) shiitake mushrooms 20g

carrots 70g

konnyaku (if available) 80g

spinach (other greens are OK if spinach is not available) 80g

1. Prepare vegetables (B)

Cook sliced shiitake mushrooms (if using dried mushrooms, soak in water first) with 2 tbsp of sugar, a little salt, 1tbsp of sake, and 2/3 tbsp of soy sauce.  Cool and soak in the soup overnight and drain.

Peel and cut carrots in strips (2 mm x 30 mm). Cook them in the soup from cooking the shiitake above,  then drain.

Boil konnyaku in the same soup after taking out carrots.

Boil the spinach and cut it into 30 mm long strips.

2. Prepare the mashed tofu (A)

Use raw tofu, (its optional to boil it in water first for 7 minutes-if you do that, then dry it with kitchen paper)

Roast sesame seeds and grind them with mortar & pestle.

Mix ingredients A in a food processor until creamy.

3. Fold B into A, and carefully mix them together by hand.

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