Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, boiled tofu for hotpot. One of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Boiled Tofu for Hotpot is one of the most well liked of current trending meals in the world. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. It’s appreciated by millions daily. They’re nice and they look wonderful. Boiled Tofu for Hotpot is something that I have loved my whole life.
To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have boiled tofu for hotpot using 6 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Boiled Tofu for Hotpot:
- Prepare 1 1/2 blocks Tofu
- Take 15 cm Kombu for dashi stock
- Get 1 pinch Natural Salt
- Get 1 Mizuna (or chrysanthemum greens)
- Make ready 1 Ponzu
- Make ready 1 Yuzu pepper paste
Instructions to make Boiled Tofu for Hotpot:
- Cut the mizuna into 4 equal portions, and set aside.
- Wipe clean the kombu slices with a damp, tightly wrung out kitchen towel. Cut several slices into the kombu with a pair of scissors, and place in your earthenware pot. Add enough water to cover the tofu.
- Slice the tofu into bite-sized pieces (this time, I cut one block into 6 portions). After the kombu seaweed has softened, place the tofu in the water, add salt, then turn on the heat.
- Taking care not to let the water boil, wait for the tofu pieces to warm up. When they start to waver in the water and have been heated through, add mizuna (or chrysanthemum greens). Once the vegetables are cooked through, you're done!
- Garnish with your desired toppings. The standard choices in our household are ponzu, green onion, and yuzu pepper paste.
Use Food to Improve Your Mood
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Now you realize that junk food isn’t necessarily what you need to eat when you are wanting to help your moods get better. Go with these suggestions instead!
