Easy Tasty Cold Tofu - Video Recipe

This is the No.1 Cold Tofu, which was ranked the 1st on Lettuce Club's website before!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KBR1RE6iRk

I used momen-dofu (cotton tofu) which is pretty filling! The seasonings work up the appetite!

It's a dish to go with sake or beer, too :D



Please try it out!

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Easy Tasty Cold Tofu

Difficulty: Super Easy
Time: 5min + refrigeration time
Number of servings: 2

Ingredients:
300g (10.5oz.) momen-dofu (cotton tofu)
A
*1 tbsp. sesame oil
*1/2 tsp. salt
*a touch of cracked black pepper
*a bit of grated garlic
chopped scallions
white sesame seeds

Directions:
1. Boil water in a large pot, break tofu into chunks (with your hands), place in boiling water for about 2 minutes, drain in a colander, cool enough, and chill in the fridge until ready to serve.
2. Mix A in a bowl and dress the tofu.
3. Serve in a dish and garnish with chopped scallions and white sesame seeds.

My original recipe in Japanese is here.
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By boiling tofu, you can remove excess water! Thus, it absorbs the seasonings well!!!

Enjoy!

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Jyoshikai @ Kyodo

Last night I had dinner with two girls in Kyodo. I seldom get off at Kyodo station but I heard there are many nice restaurants there!!!

We tried 2 restaurants last night :D

The first restaurant is called alden. They serve nice and cozy Italian foods.

The second restaurant is popular, SALVATORE CUOMO. Their location is nice, actually! They have a nice lawn in front. We had wine outside and was really relaxing!!!



We had a nice girls' talk there. hehe

BTW, how often do you (girls only) eat out with girls?! We call this kind of gathering 女子会 (jyoshikai) "girls' meeting" in Japanese.

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Chinese-Style Stir-Fried Watermelon Rind - Video Recipe

If you like watermelon and think you don't want to waste the rind, you may want to try it out. Try this just for fun. It's a delicious Chinese-style stir-fried recipe that goes great with white rice ;)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MVl4L3PySI



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Chinese-Style Stir-Fried Watermelon Rind

Difficulty: Easy
Time: 20min
Number of servings: 2

Ingredients:
200g (7oz.) watermelon rind (not the green part)
1 tsp. salt
100g (3.5oz.) thinly sliced pork
50g (1.8oz.) carrot
100g (3.5oz.) bean sprouts
6 Chinese chives
an inch (small piece) of Shoga (ginger root)
A
* 1/2 tbsp. honey
* 1/2 tbsp. Sake
* 1 tbsp. soy sauce
cracked black pepper
1/2 tbsp. corn or potato starch
1/2 tbsp. sesame oil

Directions:
1. Remove hard green rind and weigh on a scale (200g). You may leave a bit of red portion.
2. Cut the watermelon rind (1.) into short and thin strips. Sprinkle with 1 tsp. of salt, leave for 5 minutes until tender, then squeeze out excess water.
3. Cut pork and carrot into thin strips. Remove the roots and heads of bean sprouts (you can leave the heads if you like). Cut Chinese chives into 2 inches long. Cut Shoga into thin strips.
4. Heat sesame oil in a frying pan and cook Shoga until fragrant. Then add pork, carrot, bean sprouts, watermelon rinds, and Chinese chive in order. Add A and stir-fry until the seasonings blend. Turn off the heat, add starch mixed with the same amount of water, heat again to thicken the sauce, then sprinkle with cracked black pepper to finish.

↓レシピ（日本語）
http://cooklabo.blogspot.jp/2009/05/blog-post_26.html
http://cookpad.com/recipe/596870
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