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Shira-ae (Mashed Tofu with Spinach and Konnyaku)
Shira-ae (Mashed Tofu with Spinach and Konnyaku)

Hey everyone, I hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, shira-ae (mashed tofu with spinach and konnyaku). It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

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To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have shira-ae (mashed tofu with spinach and konnyaku) using 14 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Shira-ae (Mashed Tofu with Spinach and Konnyaku):
  1. Prepare 1 bunch Spinach
  2. Make ready 1/2 Carrot
  3. Prepare 1/2 Konnyaku
  4. Take 1 bag Enoki mushrooms
  5. Take 50 ml * Mentsuyu (2x concentrate)
  6. Take 50 ml * Water
  7. Get The tofu mixture:
  8. Take 1 + Firm tofu
  9. Make ready 1 tbsp + Miso
  10. Get 1 tbsp + Sesame paste
  11. Take 1 tbsp + Raw cane sugar
  12. Make ready 2 tsp + Honey
  13. Prepare 2 pinch + Salt
  14. Take 2 tbsp or (to taste) + Ground sesame seeds
Instructions to make Shira-ae (Mashed Tofu with Spinach and Konnyaku):
  1. Blanch the spinach in plenty of boiling water until wilted, then drain and rinse in cold water to get rid of the bitterness. Drain the excess moisture from the tofu very well.
  2. Cut the vegetables and konnyaku into bite size pieces and simmer in the combined * ingredients for about 3 minutes. Let cool in the cooking liquid to flavor the ingredients.
  3. Put the tofu mixture ingredients into the food processor and pulse.
  4. When it's smooth, it's done.
  5. Cut up the cooked and tightly drained spinach from Step 1 into bite-sized lengths, drain the vegetables and konnyaku from Step 2 very well, and mix together with the tofu mix.
  6. Taste, and if it needs more flavor, adjust by adding some of the remaining cooking liquid or adding sugar (I've kept the flavor light to let the the taste of the tofu shine through).
  7. Arrange in a bowl, sprinkle with ground sesame seeds, and it's done.

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