Creamy Tofu Sauce Recipe

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Chichi Wang
Chichi Wang: Contributing Writer at Serious Eats

Chichi Wang wrote a variety of columns for Serious Eats including The Butcher's Cuts, in addition to other stories. Born in Shanghai and raised in New Mexico, Chichi took her degree in philosophy but decided that writing about food would be more fun than writing about Plato.

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Updated May 15, 2019
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Adapted from Washoku: Recipes from the Japanese Home Kitchen by Elizabeth Andoh

Recipe Details

Creamy Tofu Sauce Recipe

Active 10 mins
Total 10 mins
Serves 4 to 6 servings
Makes 1 cup

Ingredients

  • 1/4 to 1/3 large block silken or firm tofu, about 4 ounces

  • 2 teaspoons sweet, light miso, preferably Saikyo miso

  • Pinch salt

  • Drop of mirin

Directions

  1. Fill saucepan with water and bring to vigorous boil over high heat. Add tofu and cook for 2 minutes. With slotted spoon, remove tofu to colander. When cool enough to handle, squeeze out some moisture. It is fine to mash up tofu a bit while doing so.

  2. Place tofu in food processor or blender and process until smooth. Scrape down sides of bowl, add miso, mix until smooth. Season with salt and mirin and pulse again until creamy. Scrape down sides of bowl as necessary.

  3. Transfer to glass jar, cover with tight-fitting lid, and store in refrigerator for up to 3 days.

Special Equipment

Food processor or blender

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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
20Calories
1gFat
1gCarbs
2gProtein
×
Nutrition Facts
Servings: 4 to 6
Amount per serving
Calories20
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 1g1%
Saturated Fat 0g1%
Cholesterol 0mg0%
Sodium 94mg4%
Total Carbohydrate 1g0%
Dietary Fiber 0g1%
Total Sugars 0g
Protein 2g
Vitamin C 0mg0%
Calcium 54mg4%
Iron 0mg2%
Potassium 29mg1%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)

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