Shio-Koji & Amazake Toma-tofu
- 200 ml Soy milk
- 100 ml Tomato juice (unsalted)
- 1 tbsp Amazake Shio-Koji
- 2 and 1/2 teaspoons Agar (or 8 agar pearls)
- 1 Olive oil
- 1 Gourmet salt
- Amazake Shio-Koji is made by adding 1 part shio-koji to 2 parts amazake.
- If you don't have any amazake, substitute it with 1 teaspoon shio-koji to 1-1.5 teaspoons mirin.
- Combine the agar and the Amazake Shio-Koji in a small pan and mix together well.
- Agar tends to form lumps, so make sure to thoroughly stir.
- Add the tomato juice to the mixture, bring the mixture to a boil over medium heat to dissolve the agar; (the temperature should be brought to at least 90C, otherwise the agar won't set later).
- Reduce the heat to low and add the soy milk.
- After adding the soy milk, heat the mixture (don't allow it to boil) until it reaches 70-80C while continuously stirring.
- Whilst the mixture is still warm, divide it into individual serving dishes.
- The tofu will set at room temperature, so don't leave it in the pan!
- If it's winter, the tofu will start to set very quickly.
- Once cooled, chill in the refrigerator.
- Add a dash of olive oil or a pinch of salt before serving.
- Agar Agar is made from red algae.
- It has properties that lie somewhere between gelatin, which is an animal-based product, and kanten agar, which is made from other species of red algae.
- Agar will result in a smooth, vegetable-based jelly.
- Normally when using agar, you should add 100 ml water per 4 g teaspoon.
- If you don't have agar, you can use gelatin and use 5 g per 100 ml instead.
milk, tomato juice, amazake, olive oil, salt
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/145390-shio-koji-amazake-toma-tofu (may not work)