Homemade Sesame Tofu

Name: Homemade Sesame Tofu (胡麻豆腐)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Serves: 8
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: soy sauce and wasabi or sweet miso (Nasu Dengaku), to serve; 80 g (2¾ oz) arrowroot; 400 ml (14 fl oz) filtered water, mineral water or Kombu Dashi Stock; 60 g (2¼ oz) tahini; a pinch of sea salt

胡麻豆腐

Preparation info

Serves:
8

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
20 min

Appears in

Japanese Food Made Easy

By Aya Nishimura

Published 2020

About

This rich sesame tofu is enjoyable simply with soy sauce and wasabi, but is also great with sweet miso. Use the sweet miso recipe included in the recipe for Nasu Dengaku.

Ingredients

Fresh

400 ml (14 fl oz) filtered water, mineral water or Kombu Dashi Stock

Asia
Japan
Side dish
Vegan

Method

Line a 900 g (2 lb) loaf tin with plastic wrap.

Mix the arrowroot, water (or dashi) and salt in a small bowl. Set a fine strainer over a saucepan and strain the mixture to get rid of any lump