Agedama Tofu Donburi (Tempura Shop Staff Meal)

Name: Agedama Tofu Donburi (Tempura Shop Staff Meal)
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 1 servings
Cuisine: 和食
Ingredients: Firm tofu 1 block; Scallion (green part) to taste; Egg 1 piece; Agedama (tempura bits) as desired; Tentsuyu (4 parts dashi, 1 part soy sauce, 1 part mirin) to taste; White rice 1 serving; Shichimi togarashi as desired

A dish the head chef at a tempura shop regularly eats as a staff meal. Tofu is simmered in tentsuyu made with 4 parts dashi, 1 part soy sauce, and 1 part mirin, then scallions and agedama are added and the whole thing is bound with egg and served over white rice. You can also make it by diluting store-bought mentsuyu — a super easy recipe that is cheap, fast, and delicious.

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INGREDIENTS

Ingredients

1 serving

INSTRUCTIONS

Instructions

1
Gather the ingredients. Have ready the tofu (firm or silken), the green part of the scallion, egg, agedama, tentsuyu (4 parts dashi, 1 part soy sauce, 1 part mirin; diluted store-bought mentsuyu also works), and white rice.
0:25
2
Chop the green part of the scallion to taste. Since this is one serving, you don't need very much.
1:23~2 min
3
Crack and beat the egg.
1:47~1 min
4
Set out the agedama and the firm tofu as well to finish preparing.
1:56
5
Put tentsuyu in a pot to taste and set it over the heat. Diluted store-bought mentsuyu is fine too.
2:08~1 min
6
Scoop the tofu roughly with a ladle into the pot, breaking it into suitable pieces.
2:26~1 min
7
Simmer the tofu, and once it comes to a boil, add the chopped scallion.
2:41~3 min
8
Once the scallion is cooked through, add as much agedama as you'd like to eat.
3:03~1 min
9
Finally, pour in the beaten egg, simmer briefly, and let the egg set.
3:30~2 min
10
Serve over white rice. Sprinkle on shichimi togarashi if you like for even better flavor.
3:52~1 min

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