Carrot Shira-ae - Tofu paste #vegan

Name: Carrot Shira-ae - Tofu paste #vegan
Total time: 1200 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1-2 carrots (depending on size); 1 tbsp soy sauce; 0.5 tbsp mirin; 150 g tofu; 1 tsp miso; 2 tsp sugar; 1 tbsp roasted ground sesame seeds; blanched mange tout (optional)

Kitchen Flowers @kitchenflowers

Bristol, United Kingdom

Shira-ae is a traditional Japanese side dish or salad made with creamy tofu paste (but no oil or cream is used!) and various vegetables. The carrots here can be changed to green beans, spinach, shimeji mushrooms..etc. or a mix of them.

#japanese #carrot #tofu #vegan

Kitchen Flowers @kitchenflowers

Bristol, United Kingdom

#japanese #carrot #tofu #vegan

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Ingredients

20 mins

4 servings

1-2carrots (depending on size)
1 tbspsoy sauce
0.5 tbspmirin
150 gtofu
1 tspmiso
2 tspsugar
1 tbsproasted ground sesame seeds
blanched mange tout (optional)

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Steps

20 mins

1

Wrap the tofu in kitchen paper, place on a plate with another plate on top. Leave for 20-30 minutes to squeeze out excess water.
2

Shred or julienne the carrot. Mix with soy sauce and mirin and cook in the microwave for 1 minute.
3

Blend the tofu, miso, sugar, salt and ground sesame seeds in a bowl. Use food processor or blender if possible. Mix the tofu paste with carrot and thinly sliced mange tout (optional).