Gomadofu

During my last stay in Tokyo I tried, in a very nice restaurant in Asakusabashi, gomadofu: a tofu with sesame inside. It was so delicious.

Back in Paris, I cannot find it at the Japanese grocery so I decided to make it myself. I found a recipe, and it was very easy to make it. 

45g of kuzu (found in naturalia), 30g of tahini, 2 spoons of sushi vinegar, 2 spoons of agave syrup, 400ml of soya milk. Just melt the kuzu with the milk, add all the other ingredients and warm during one minute. Put in a mould and wait until it's cold. 

That's it. 

Spinach and tomato tart with chick pea dough

Chick pea flour is really easy to use. Mixed with some water and fried, you make soca, a little bit thicker you can make panisse. I love pies because they can prepared in advance and are handy when work is really busy. Today I wanted to try a pie dough with chick pea flour. I mixed chick pea flour, water, olive oil, salt and pepper to obtain a soft dough. I roughly shape it to my pie dish with ghe fingers. Then I've cut tomatoes and lined them on the bottom, cover with finely cut spinach, snd a batter of tofu and eggs season with cumin, and finish with a few tomato slices. Bake for 30 minutes and it smells so good... can't wait to try it!!!

Nabe four hands

After a cold day walking accross rice paddies, nothing better than a good nabe, home made of course. 

Nabe is a traditional Japanese soup with vegetables (Chinese cabbage, carrots, mushrooms, leeks...), tofu (here we have yuzu tofu), shitaki (white Japanese konyaku pasta) and fish cut in small peaces (or meat, as you like).

In a big pot, on a fire in the center of the table, add the vegetables to the konbu and katsuo dashi bouillon. 

Then, add tofu, pasta and fish (and if you like small shells). You can also go for a 100% vegan version, delicious too.

When it's cooked, everyone can help himself directly in the big pot. Add a drop of ponzu sauce, if you like you can add grilled mochi, rice to put inside and Bon appetite!
Made together by Prunellia and Gentiane!

Happy new year 2015!!!

Starting the year in veggie mood!
Our local shops were closed when we arrived in our country house and they will remain closed until the end of the week fir the traditional Japanese new year holidays.
Since shopping possibilities were limited I starting the year with a number of veggie receipes.
Starting with a spinach and tofu whole-wheat and soya flours tart for 2015!!