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Shiraae Recipe

By Setsuko Yoshizuka, About.com

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Shiraae

Photo (c) Setsuko Yoshizuka
Shiraae is a mashed tofu salad. It can be cooked with various vegetables.
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Ingredients:

  • 1 block momendofu (cotton tofu)
  • 1/4 lb carrots
  • 4 shiitake mushroom
  • A bunch of spinach
  • 3 tbsps sugar
  • 1 tbsp roasted sesame
  • 2 tbsps soysauce

Preparation:

Boil a block of tofu and cool. Wrap the tofu with paper towels and place a cutting board on top of it to drain the moisture. Leave it for 30 minutes. Cut the carrot and shiitake mushrooms into thin strips. Boil the carrot and shiitake mushroom strips for a few minutes and drain. Boil spinach and drain. Cut the boiled spinach into bite size pieces. Grind roasted sesame seeds and mix with soy sauce and sugar. Add drained tofu and stir well to make tofu dressing. Mix vegetables and mushrooms with the tofu dressing.

Makes 4 servings

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