Simmered Beef and Tofu (Niku Dofu)

 Recipe adapted from: https://japan.recipetineats.com/simmered-beef-and-tofu-niku-dofu/


Ingredients (tbsp=15ml, cup=250ml)
  • 1 pack momen tofu (300g / 0.7lb, note 1)
  • 150g / 5.3oz beef very thinly sliced and cut into bite size pieces (note 2)
  • 100g / 3.5oz onion cut into wedges (note 3)
  • 4 shiitake mushrooms halved
Simmering Sauce
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp mirin
  • 2 tbsp sake
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 100ml / 3.4fl oz water (note 4)



Instructions

  1. Place the tofu on a cutting board lined with kitchen paper.

  2. Halve the tofu lengthwise but do not move the halved pieces. Then, cut the tofu perpendicular to the first cut into 4 equal portions so that there are 8 tofu blocks in total. Do not remove the blocks.

  3. Wrap the entire tofu block with more kitchen paper and leave for 10 minutes. This will remove excess water from the tofu.

  4. Put the Simmering Sauce ingredients in a frying pan or a shallow saucepan, mix and dissolve sugar.

  5. Add the onion wedges to the pan and bring to a boil.

  6. Shift the onion pieces to one side and add the beef slices. Turn the beef over for about 2 minutes until the colour of all the beef slices changes to brown (note 5).

  7. Transfer the beef to a plate/bowl and loosely cover with foil.

  8. Add the remaining ingredients to the pan, place a drop lid on top.

  9. Reduce the heat to gently simmer and cook for 7 minutes with a lid on.

  10. If the sauce is reducing too fast, add 1-2 tablespoons of water.

  11. Remove the lid and the drop lid, put the beef back into the pan. Cook for 1-2 minutes to heat up the beef, then turn the heat off. There should be about 5-6 tablespoons of sauce left in the pan.

  12. Transfer the ingredients to individual serving bowls or a large serving bowl to share, clustering each ingredient together.

  13. Pour the simmering sauce over and serve while hot.

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