Step-by-Step Guide to Prepare Favorite Simmered Daikon & Abura-age (Fried Thin Tofu)

Simmered Daikon & Abura-age (Fried Thin Tofu)
Simmered Daikon & Abura-age (Fried Thin Tofu)

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Simmered Daikon & Abura-age (Fried Thin Tofu) is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods in the world. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. Simmered Daikon & Abura-age (Fried Thin Tofu) is something that I’ve loved my whole life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.

Simmered Daikon is a lightly flavoured, simmered dish but the flavour from the broth penetrates even into the centre of the daikon pieces, making the daikon so tasty. The daikon is soft and easy to break with chopsticks. Simmered daikon is served as a side dish and can be enjoyed both hot or cold. It's made of daikon radish that has been peeled and sliced, and then simmered a savory dashi broth for an hour.

To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook simmered daikon & abura-age (fried thin tofu) using 7 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Simmered Daikon & Abura-age (Fried Thin Tofu):
  1. Take 1 medium size Daikon *400 to 500g
  2. Get Water *enough to cover Daikon
  3. Get 1 teaspoon Dashi Powder
  4. Prepare 1 tablespoon Sake (Rice Wine)
  5. Take 2 tablespoons Sugar
  6. Make ready 2 tablespoons Soy Sauce
  7. Take 3 sheets ‘Abura-age’ (Fried This Tofu)

Add seasoning ingredients and bring to the boil. (Thinly sliced Ginger, Chilli can be added if you like.) The daikon radish, simmered with juicy chicken and a touch of citrus yuzu sauce, tastes sweet, light, and refreshing. This dish is not only easy to make but also pack with many health benefits. If you are not able to get daikon or yuzu, I'll show you the perfect substitute to enjoy this dish. I guarantee you this is not a bland dish.

Instructions to make Simmered Daikon & Abura-age (Fried Thin Tofu):
  1. Remove skin of Daikon and cut in half or quarters in lengthways. Slice into about 1cm thin pieces. Cut each Abura-age (Fried This Tofu) 2cm in width.
  2. Place Daikon in a large saucepan, add Water just enough to cover, and add Dashi Powder. You can use your home-made dashi stock for this.
  3. Add Sake (Rice Wine) and Sugar, place ‘Abura-age’ pieces on top, and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat to medium low, cover with lid, and cook for 15 minutes or until Daikon is cooked.
  4. Remove the lid, add Soy Sauce, and cook over medium heat, occasionally tossing, for 10 minutes or until the sauce thickens.

If you are not able to get daikon or yuzu, I'll show you the perfect substitute to enjoy this dish. I guarantee you this is not a bland dish. Remove skin and cut them in half if large. Place Daikon in a saucepan, add water just enough to cover and add Dashi Powder. You can use your home-made dashi stock for this.

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