Simmered Beef and Tofu (Niku Dōfu)
You could say that Simmered Beef and Tofu (Niku Dōfu) is a simpler version of Sukiyaki, but it is not a hotpot. It is served in a bowl as a dish. The flavour is very similar to Sukiyaki, with its sweet soy flavour. It is a hearty food full of protein.Don't forget to see the section 'MEAL IDEAS' below the recipe card! It gives you a list of dishes that I have already posted and this recipe that can make up a complete meal. I hope it is of help to you.
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 pack momen tofu ((300g / 0.7lb, note 1))
- 150g / 5.3oz beef (very thinly sliced and cut into bite size pieces (note 2))
- 100g / 3.5oz onion ( cut into wedges (note 3))
- 4 shiitake mushrooms halved
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tbsp mirin
- 2 tbsp sake
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 100ml / 3.4fl oz water ((note 4))
Instructions
- 1
Place the tofu on a cutting board lined with kitchen paper.
- 2
Halve the tofu lengthwise but do not move the halved pieces. Then, cut the tofu perpendicular to the first cut into 4 equal portions so that there are 8 tofu blocks in total. Do not remove the blocks.
- 3
Wrap the entire tofu block with more kitchen paper and leave for 10 minutes. This will remove excess water from the tofu.
- 4
Put the Simmering Sauce ingredients in a frying pan or a shallow saucepan, mix and dissolve sugar.
- 5
Add the onion wedges to the pan and bring to a boil.
- 6
Shift the onion pieces to one side and add the beef slices. Turn the beef over for about 2 minutes until the colour of all the beef slices changes to brown (note 5).
- 7
Transfer the beef to a plate/bowl and loosely cover with foil.
- 8
Add the remaining ingredients to the pan, place a drop lid on top.
- 9
Reduce the heat to gently simmer and cook for 7 minutes with a lid on.
- 10
If the sauce is reducing too fast, add 1-2 tablespoons of water.
- 11
Remove the lid and the drop lid, put the beef back into the pan. Cook for 1-2 minutes to heat up the beef, then turn the heat off. There should be about 5-6 tablespoons of sauce left in the pan.
- 12
Transfer the ingredients to individual serving bowls or a large serving bowl to share, clustering each ingredient together.
- 13
Pour the simmering sauce over and serve while hot.