Japan Tofu Association│Recipes

The Japan Tofu Association is Japan's representative body of all domestic tofu producers.

Ingredients (Serves 4)

Cotton (momen) tofu

1-Cho (About 300g)

Spinach

1/2 bundle

Beef & pork mince

250g

Onion

1/4

Salad oil

1 tablespoon

A	Egg Breadcrumbs Salt Pepper,nutmeg

1/2
2 tablespoons
2/3 teaspoon
A little of each

B	Dashi soup stock (made from kelp and bonito flakes) Soy sauce Mirin (sweet rice wine) Sugar

1/2 cup

1 tablespoon
1 tablespoon
1/2 tablespoon

Starch with water

(1 teaspoon starch dissolved in 2 teaspoons water)

Leaf lettuce, cherry tomatoes

As needed

1.	Wrap the tofu in kitchen paper towels and place an even weight on top to remove any excess water.
2.	Boil the spinach briefly then chop into smaller pieces. Squeeze out any excess water.
3.	Finely chop the onion and fry lightly in salad oil.
4.	Add the mixture “A”, the tofu 1 after breaking down into small pieces, the spinach 2, and the fried onions 3 to the beef & pork mince, mix well and split into 4 equal size pieces. Shape the pieces into burgers.
5.	Heat salad oil in a frying pan, add the burgers and fry until well browned on both sides.
6.	Mix the ingredients “B” in a small pan, bring to the boil and then add the starch with water to thicken.
7.	Arrange the burgers 5 on plates, add the sauce 6 and garnish with leaf lettuce and cherry tomatoes.