Marinated Tapioca Pearls With Silken Tofu

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Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Us

Introduce

Chef :

Hiroko Liston

Marinated Tapioca Pearls With Silken Tofu

If you like the rubbery jelly-like texture of Tapioca Pearls, you would enjoy my ‘Marinated Tapioca Pearls’ that can be a great addition to a salad. Today I marinated Tapioca Pearls in ‘Mentsuyu’ for Silken Tofu salad. It was absolutely delicious! What a genius I am!

Ingredient

Food ration :

2 servings

1/4 cup

Tapioca Pearls *I use small pearls because they are easier to cook

1/4 cup

‘Mentsuyu’ (Noodle Dipping Sauce) *see ‘Method 1’

small blocks Silken Tofu

1-2 leaves

Iceberg Lettuce *thinly sliced

1/2 sheet

Nori (Seaweed Sheet) *toasted

Spring Onion *finely chopped

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

If you don’t have ‘Mentsuyu’, make the sauce by combining 1 tablespoon Water, 1/8 teaspoon Dashi Powder, 2 tablespoons Soy Sauce and 1 tablespoon Mirin. *Note: You could boil it if you want to reduce the alcohol of Mirin.

* Step 2

Place plenty of Water in a saucepan and bring to the boil. Add Tapioca Pearls and cook over low heat, occasionally stirring, for 15 minutes or Tapioca Pearls are almost transparent. *Note: Do not overcook Tapioca Pearls until completely transparent because they might dissolve in water. Follow the instruction on the package.

* Step 3

Drain and rinse with cold water, the white spots in the Tapioca Pearls will mostly disappear, then drain well. Place in a bowl and cover with the sauce. Gently stir, check the flavour and add extra Soy Sauce if required. Keep in the fridge to marinate for 1/2 hour.

* Step 4

Place a block of Silken Tofu on a plate, cover with Lettuce and Marinated Tapioca Pearls, sprinkle with Nori, Spring Onion and Toasted Sesame Seeds, and enjoy COLD.

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