Hey everyone, hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, hiya-yakko (chilled soft tofu) π±. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Hiyayakko or Japanese Chilled Tofu is a perfect appetizer or side dish that you can whip up instantly! You'll love how smooth and silky it tastes. Depends on the tofu store/brands, softness varies. π.
Hiya-Yakko (chilled soft tofu) π± is one of the most popular of recent trending meals on earth. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Hiya-Yakko (chilled soft tofu) π± is something that I have loved my entire life.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook hiya-yakko (chilled soft tofu) π± using 6 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Hiya-Yakko (chilled soft tofu) π±:
- Make ready Silken tofu - cubed
- Make ready Spring onions - greens
- Get Soy sauce (or ponzu)
- Make ready Ginger - finely grated
- Prepare Ice and a little water
- Make ready Lemon verbena (optional)
Because the tofu cut into quarters looked like the symbol on yakko's kimono sleeves, they called the. This hiyayakko recipe features chilled tofu with an assortment of savoury and aromatic toppings. Cool down with delicious Japanese summer dishes like hiyayakko chilled tofu. β’ In Japanese, Hiya means cold and Yakko is an old term which means to cut something into cubes. Hiya means cool, and yakko once referred to samurai's servants during the Edo period.
Instructions to make Hiya-Yakko (chilled soft tofu) π±:
- Lightly press the tofu, cube and place in Iced water. You want them to sit in top to chill rather than fully submerge. I like to flavour the water with lemon verbena from my garden.
- Prepare your side dipping dishes - grated ginger (grate very finely and make a little mound) soy or ponzu (I mixed soy and a little yuzu juice) and finely slice the greens of spring onions.
- Dip your chilled tofu square into your dipping plates.
They wore a square-shaped crest measuring three by three centimetres, so when tofu was cut into cubes of that size one would say it was cut into yakko. This is quick and simple Japanese recipe is great for the summer. This Japanese Chilled Tofu Appetizer is not for beginning tofu Western tastes. Either firm or soft tofu can be used; firm is easier to pick up with chopsticks, but I like the smooth texture of kinugoshi (silken) tofu. Freshly-made tofu is especially good prepared this way.
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