Iridoufu is essentially a tofu scramble. You can add all the things you normally might add to an omelette or scrambled egg, and you can even include eggs too.
We kept this tofu dish meat-free (vegan) by using vegetable dashi. if you can’t get vegetable dashi, you can use 1/4 tsp-1/2 tsp better than bouillon vegetable stock mixed in a little water or konbu dashi
Konbu dashi (stock), if you didn’t know, is a dashi that’s made with kelp (a type of seaweed) which adds a good base flavor that’ll have you eating this iridoufu again and again!😛
The texture is almost like egg whites, but unlike egg whites, it’ll never be rubbery.
Iridoufu with vegetarian dashi stock
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PrintIridoufu 煎り豆腐
- Yield: 2 people 1x
Ingredients
- 1 block soft tofu
- 1 cup green beans (trimmed)
- 1 cup carrots (shredded)
- 1 cup green onions (chopped)
- 2–3 shiitake mushrooms (sliced)
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 cup konbu dashi
- 2 tbsp light soy sauce
- 2 tbsp mirin
- white pepper and black pepper to taste (to taste)
Instructions
- Microwave the tofu for 2 minutes. Meanwhile, prepare and chop vegetables.
- Add extra-virgin olive oil and sesame oil to pan and cook carrots for 1-2 minutes.
- Add in the green beans, green onions, and mushrooms and cook for 2-3 minutes.
- Add in the dashi stock, mirin, and soy sauce. Add a dash of white and black pepper if desired.
- Reduce liquid to desired consistency or until heated through.
- Serve with rice.
Notes
Try making this with regular dashi for an equally tasty iridoufu!
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