Chilled Tofu with Okra, Shiso and Ponzu Sauce
Chilled Tofu with Okra, Shiso and Ponzu Sauce

Hey everyone, it is Brad, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, chilled tofu with okra, shiso and ponzu sauce. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

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To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook chilled tofu with okra, shiso and ponzu sauce using 6 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Chilled Tofu with Okra, Shiso and Ponzu Sauce:
  1. Get 1 pack Tofu (mini-3 pack, total about 300 g)
  2. Make ready 2 Okra
  3. Take 1 leaf Shiso leaf
  4. Prepare 1/4 Tomato
  5. Prepare 1 tbsp each Mentsuyu and ponzu
  6. Take 1 Bonito flakes
Steps to make Chilled Tofu with Okra, Shiso and Ponzu Sauce:
  1. Boil the okra until it's cooked to your taste. Drain and drop in cold water to blanch.
  2. Cut the okra, shiso leaf and tomato into bite-sized pieces.
  3. Put the bonito flakes, shiso leaves, okra on the tofu, and the tomato on the side. Pour the mentsuyu and ponzu sauce over all, and that's it.
  4. It's also delicious with wasabi or grated fresh ginger or shichimi spice.

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