Thursday, October 23, 2014

Make Tofu


  1. Soak 300g soybeans overnite and soaked up about 400g of water need 2400 water in total
  2. Add about 2000 g water
  3. Blend in blender, it is called namago
  4. Put in pot, heat till bubbles come up and keep stirring
  5. Bubble for 15 minutes, then heats to low for 10 minutes, stirring all the time
  6. stain 
  7. Squeezed between two bowls and pour off liquid and its called okara, liquid is fresh soy milk
  8. Use nagari as the coagulant.  It is magnesium chloride. Use 12.5 ml and 50 ml hot water
  9. Heat soy milk to 163F/73C
  10. Add Nagari but don't stir a lot
  11. Let sit for 10 mins
  12. Prepare tofu mold with lined cheesecloth and in pan to get the runoff
  13. add curds, cover with cheesecloth
  14. add weight like a can for firmer tofu
  15. soak tofu in water for 30 mins to get rid of bitterness