Easy Ultimate Egg Tofu
- 5 Eggs
- 75 ml Shiro-dashi
- 2 1/2 cup Water
- 2 Egg yolks
- 1 and 1/2 tablespoons Shiro-dashi
- 1 tsp Sugar
- 1 tbsp Mirin
- 50 ml Water
- Pour water into a large steamer and bring to a boil.
- Put all sauce ingredients in a small sauce pan.
- Bring to a boil.
- The sauce is ready when the sugar dissolves.
- Transfer the sauce to a dish and chill in the fridge.
- To make the egg tofu: Combine the egg and egg yolks in a bowl and beat well.
- Add the shiro-dashi and water.
- Strain the mixture into a dish.
- Pour the egg mixture into the moulds and place in a steamer.
- Place chopsticks on the moulds and cover with a paper towel (the chopsticks will prevent the paper towel from sticking to the egg mixture).
- Cover the steamer with a lid and steam over a high heat for 2 minutes.
- Turn the heat down to low and continue to steam for a further 20 minutes.
- To check if it is done, insert a toothpick and you should see a clear broth come up from the egg tofu.
- Put ice and water into a container large enough to accommodate the egg tofu moulds.
- After steaming place the egg tofu from Step 4 in the container to cool down.
- Chill in the fridge.
- When serving, transfer the egg tofu to serving dishes and pour on the sauce from Step 1.
eggs, water, egg yolks, shirodashi, sugar, mirin, water
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/148225-easy-ultimate-egg-tofu (may not work)