Recipe: Perfect Shira-ae (Mashed Tofu with Spinach and Konnyaku)

Shira-ae (Mashed Tofu with Spinach and Konnyaku).

You can have Shira-ae (Mashed Tofu with Spinach and Konnyaku) using 14 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Shira-ae (Mashed Tofu with Spinach and Konnyaku)

1. Prepare 1 bunch of Spinach.
2. It's 1/2 of Carrot.
3. Prepare 1/2 of Konnyaku.
4. You need 1 bag of Enoki mushrooms.
5. It's 50 ml of * Mentsuyu (2x concentrate).
6. Prepare 50 ml of * Water.
7. You need of The tofu mixture:.
8. You need 1 of + Firm tofu.
9. It's 1 tbsp of + Miso.
10. Prepare 1 tbsp of + Sesame paste.
11. You need 1 tbsp of + Raw cane sugar.
12. Prepare 2 tsp of + Honey.
13. Prepare 2 pinch of + Salt.
14. Prepare 2 tbsp of or (to taste) + Ground sesame seeds.

Shira-ae (Mashed Tofu with Spinach and Konnyaku) step by step

1. Blanch the spinach in plenty of boiling water until wilted, then drain and rinse in cold water to get rid of the bitterness. Drain the excess moisture from the tofu very well..
2. Cut the vegetables and konnyaku into bite size pieces and simmer in the combined * ingredients for about 3 minutes. Let cool in the cooking liquid to flavor the ingredients..
3. Put the tofu mixture ingredients into the food processor and pulse..
4. When it's smooth, it's done..
5. Cut up the cooked and tightly drained spinach from Step 1 into bite-sized lengths, drain the vegetables and konnyaku from Step 2 very well, and mix together with the tofu mix..
6. Taste, and if it needs more flavor, adjust by adding some of the remaining cooking liquid or adding sugar (I've kept the flavor light to let the the taste of the tofu shine through)..
7. Arrange in a bowl, sprinkle with ground sesame seeds, and it's done..