White Sesame, Black Sesame, and Golden Sesame Tofu

Name: White Sesame, Black Sesame, and Golden Sesame Tofu
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 27 grams Roasted white sesame seeds, black sesame seeds, or golden sesame seeds; 45 grams Kudzu flour; 1 dash Salt; 360 grams Water

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I learned this at a Zen temple when I was young. At first, I always messed it up, but once I got the ingredient measurements right, I've had no problems making it.

Be patient and just grind the sesame seeds for 20 minutes. For 3 to 4 servings. Recipe by Tadacchi

I learned this at a Zen temple when I was young. At first, I always messed it up, but once I got the ingredient measurements right, I've had no problems making it.

Be patient and just grind the sesame seeds for 20 minutes. For 3 to 4 servings. Recipe by Tadacchi

cookpad.japan @cookpad_jp

I learned this at a Zen temple when I was young. At first, I always messed it up, but once I got the ingredient measurements right, I've had no problems making it.

Be patient and just grind the sesame seeds for 20 minutes. For 3 to 4 servings. Recipe by Tadacchi

I learned this at a Zen temple when I was young. At first, I always messed it up, but once I got the ingredient measurements right, I've had no problems making it.

Be patient and just grind the sesame seeds for 20 minutes. For 3 to 4 servings. Recipe by Tadacchi

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Ingredients

4 servings

27 gramsRoasted white sesame seeds, black sesame seeds, or golden sesame seeds
45 gramsKudzu flour
1 dashSalt
360 gramsWater

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Steps

1

[White Sesame Tofu] Put the white sesame seeds in a suribachi (grinding bowl) and grind them using a pestle. The sesame seeds will be dry to start with, but after 15 minutes or so, sesame oil will come out and they will become smooth. Grind them for a further 5 minutes.
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Add a little salt and 1/3 of the kudzu flour. Add a little water and mix with the pestle until evenly mixed. Add the rest of the kudzu flour in 2 batches, and add the remaining water little by little and mix. In between, remove sesame seeds that are stuck to the edges of the grinding bowl and mix them in.
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Pour the mixture into a small saucepan, and simmer over low heat while stirring with a spatula. After 5 minutes or so, it will gradually become thicker from the bottom of the pan, so keep mixing. When it has become gooey, turn off the heat.
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Pour it into a mold, and smooth out the surface with the spatula. Let it cool at room temperature until set. Chill in the fridge.
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Slice it and serve with wasabi soy sauce.
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Or cut into 1 serving portions and eat with wasabi soy sauce.
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[Black Sesame Tofu] Grind up the black sesame seeds for 20 minutes.
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Add the salt, kudzu flour and water, and mix.
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Simmer over low heat while mixing. It turns black when it's done.
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[Golden Sesame Tofu] Grind up the golden sesame seeds for 20 minutes.
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Add the salt, kudzu flour and water, and mix.
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Pour the golden sesame mixture and black sesame mixture in a mold. Divide the mold with a divider in the middle.
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Once set, arrange on a plate and serve.
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My daughter's friend made this. She said the sesame flavor was so good. The shape is cute, as well.