Salted Tofu
- 1 block Silken or firm tofu
- 2 grams~ Salt
- Remove the tofu from the package and place on a cutting board.
- Sprinkle the tofu with about 1 g of salt.
- Cover with a paper towel.
- Cover the tofu, along with the paper towel, with a plastic container.
- Flip the cutting board over.
- Sprinkle this side of the tofu with another 1 g of salt.
- Lightly wrap it up with the paper towel.
- Close the lid of the plastic container and place it just like that into the microwave.
- The next day, there will probably be about 20 ml of water from the tofu.
- Discard.
- Wrap it up in a new paper towel and place in the refrigerator again.
- It should become a size smaller.
- Here is what it looks like in the evening.
- It has shrunk and become firm.
- There should be about 5 ml of water that was released.
- Discard and it's done.
- You can use a plastic container and paper towel, or just leave it on a tray, use whichever method is easiest for you.
- I was aiming for recipes that just use things sold in the area.
- The trick is to not use any special ingredients.
- Please enjoy this tofu in Chrysanthemum Chazuke, with lots of dashi stock.
- If you add okra it will become slippery and delicious.
- Miso Marinade Once the tofu has been salted, you can eat half of it and then marinate the other half in miso.
- You can enjoy it the next day.
- Homemade Atsuage.
silken, salt
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/143520-salted-tofu (may not work)