Homemade Tofu with Soy Milk! A Must-Have Recipe for Those Overseas!

Name: Homemade Tofu with Soy Milk! A Must-Have Recipe for Those Overseas!
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2000 ml Soy milk; 16 grams Epsom salt; 100 to 150 ml Water

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You can purchase processed tofu in paper cartons in the supermarkets but you can make fresh tofu with soy milk easily. I uploaded the recipe for those living abroad who cannot buy fresh tofu. You can use soy milk with 6% protein content but 7.2 % is better.

If you can obtain epsom salt in the pharmacies, you can make homemade tofu easily. You don't need to buy heavy nigari water from Japan. If you don't have a wooden tofu mould, use a colander instead. Or drain the tofu in a coffee dripper lined with filter paper and you will have oboro-dofu. Recipe by hamiing

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Ingredients

2 servings

2000 mlSoy milk
16 gramsEpsom salt
100to 150 ml Water

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Steps

1

Buy soy milk with 7.2% protein content at the supermarket or health food store.
2

Dissolve the epsom salt in 100 to 150 ml of water.
3

Add the salt solution little by little to the soy milk in a bowl. Stir gently and let it stand for 1 minute. At this point, you can see the mixture starting to separate. Microwave at 500 W for 12 minutes. After heating, pour the softly-set tofu into a mould. Microwave for another 2 minutes.
4

I bought a wooden mold for making 2 blocks in Japan. If you use a 1 block mold, you need a 1 liter carton of soy milk. For a 2 block-mold, use two 1 liter cartons.
5

Ladle the softly-set tofu into your mold lined with a cheese cloth or muslin.
6

Fold the excess fabric over and put a weight on the tofu to press down.
7

After draining, place the tofu wrapped in a cloth into water in a bowl to remove the excess epsom salt. You can omit this process if you like because the amount nigari won't make the tofu bitter. It is done!
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Buy soy milk with 7.2% protein content.