Japanese Tofu in Chinese Sesame Soy Dipping Sauce

Preparation info
  • Serves

    2

    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      15 min

Appears in
China Modern: 100 Cutting-Edge, Fusion-Style Recipes for the 21st Century

By Ching-He Huang

Published 2006

  • About

This is similar to a Japanese dish called Agedashi Tofu (beancurd is tofu in Japanese, dofu in Mandarin Chinese). It is usually served in Japanese restaurants with a dashi broth (made with dried bonito fish flakes and konbu, a variety of kelp). My version has a different dip using light soy sauce, mirin (Japanese sweet rice wine), toasted sesame seeds, chilies and a sprinkle of sugar. This makes a simple but elegant appetizer. The Chinese ingredient here is glutinous rice flour, used to giv