HIYA YAKKO (Cold Tofu) – Asian Food Recipes

Recipe ingredients and directions:

Serves 6-8

2 blocks tofu

chipped ice

parsley or other greens, minced

green onion, minced and rinsed

hanakatsuo (bonito flakes)

grated lemon rind

kiri nori (nori cut into slivers with scissors)

shichimi togarashi (chili pepper)

lemon or lime juice

Cut tofu into 2 x 1 1/2 inch rectangles. Place ice in glass bowl;

arrange tofu over ice. Garnish with parsley and chery or radish

slices, finely sliced cucumber with skin, or finely shredded shiso

leaves.

To serve, place bowl of tofu in center of table. Serve sauce in

individual sauce dishes. Garnish with desired condiments. Dip

tofu into sauce.

Sauce

6 Tbsp soy sauce

3 Tbsp mirin (sweet rice wine)

3 Tbsp water

1 tsp dashi-no-moto

Goma Joyu (sesame shoyu sauce)

Yield: 1/3 cup

3 Tbsp soy sauce

2 tsp sugar

1 Tbsp mirin

1 Tbsp toasted, ground sesame seed

1/4 tsp ginger juice

Ume Joyu

1 umeboshi (pickled plum), mashed

1 Tbsp soy sauce

Ponzu

Yield: 3/4 cup

5 Tbsp shoyu

2 Tbsp mirin

3 Tbsp lemon or lime juice

1 Tbsp orange juice

1 tsp dashi-no-moto

Category: Asian Recipes