Yudofu (Japanese Hot Tofu)
Tofu warmed gently in kombu water and eaten straight from the pot with soy and scallion. Almost nothing to it, on purpose.
⏱ 30 min total🔪 10 min prep🔥 10 min cookEasyServes 4Japanese
Ingredients
- •450 g medium-firm tofu, cut into large cubes
- •1 sheet kombu seaweed
- •1 litre water
- •60 ml soy sauce
- •2 green onions, thinly sliced
Directions
- 1Wipe the kombu with a damp cloth and steep it in the cold water for ten minutes.
- 2Bring the pot slowly towards a simmer and lift the kombu out before it boils.
- 3Lower the tofu cubes into the water and heat five to eight minutes until warmed through.
- 4Do not let the water boil at any point.
- 5Ladle tofu and a little broth into bowls.
- 6Serve with soy sauce and sliced green onion to season at the table.
💡 Pull the kombu before boiling. Left in, it turns the broth slippery and faintly bitter.
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