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Din cate am vazut .....s-a format un topic despre mancarea japoneza ....... asa ca m-am gandit sa pun si eu cate ceva . :)






Am sa incep cu o mica introducere despre "ingrediente":
DASHI este supa de baza folosita la aproape toate mancarurile. Este facuta din fulgii unui peste numit katsuo (in engleza, bonito) sau din alga konbu. Oricum este "slaba" la gust asa ca se poate foarte bine inlocui cu apa.

Ingredientele "preferate" in bucataria japoneza sunt: sosul de soia, sake-ul, mirin-ul, zaharul si miso.

Sake - este un vin din orez folosit la gatit. Se poate inlocui cu vin alb.

Mirin - este un vin dulce obtinut tot din orez. 1 lingura de mirin se inlocuieste cu 1 lingura zahar + 1 lingura sake.

Miso - pasta obtinuta din soia fermentata. Nu am sa pomenesc de ea prin retete, ca n-am idee cu ce s-ar putea inlocui.

Sosul Teriyaki - 1 lingura zahar , 2 linguri mirin (sau 2 linguri + 2 linguri vin alb) ,
2 linguri sake (sau 2 linguri vin alb) , 50 ml sos de soia






Pentru prima reteta va prezint :

- Supa miso cu legume (4-6 pers.)

1 piept de pui (fara piele) (*)
1 morcov
1-2 cartofi
1 ceapa
6 cani dashi sau apa (1200ml) - fierbinte
1-2 linguri ulei de susan (sau altul, dar nu de masline)
1 lingura sake (sau vin alb)
4 linguri pasta miso
1 lingurita sos de soia
300g tofu
ceapa verde tocata
pudra de ardei iute (togarashi) - optional

Carnea si legumele le-am taiat in bucati potrivite. Le-am calit in ulei pana ce carnea si-a schimbat culoarea. Am adaugat dashi si cand a inceput se clocoteasca am adunat spuma, am adaugat si sake-ul, am pus capacul si-am lasat pe foc mic pana s-au fiert bine legumele si carnea.




Am luat putina supa din oala si-am dizolvat in ea pasta miso. Am turnat-o peste toate din oala, am adaugat si tofu taiat cubulete si sosul de soia si-am mai lasat sa dea in 2-3 clocote.




Am trecut supa in castronele, am presarat ceapa verde si pudra de ardei...






(*) in loc de pui se poate folosi carne de vita sau de porc, fructe de mare sau peste (in cazul acesta, pestele se adauga dupa ce au fiert legumele pe jumatate) sau chiar boabe de fasole (fierte in prealabil)








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[Micro Ice *]

Cum se prepara TOFU in 30 min :

Scuze pentru reteta in engleza dar numa asa am gasit-o si nu am avut timp sa o mai traduc . Toate cuvintele care nu le intelegeti cum ar fi (nigari) se gasesc
in : Google .


Mod de preparare :

1 1/4 - cups soybeans
800 - ml water
7 - ml liquid nigari




1. Have ready liquid measuring cup that has ml numbers and a small metric dropper (I use a dropper for measuring liquid medication for this purpose).


2. Soak dry beans in 6 cups water for at least 12 hours. Drain beans. You want to get approximately 400 grams of soaked beans. You may have leftover beans after measuring. Use extra beans for other use.


3. Divide the 400 gram beans in half. Divide 800 cc water in half.


4. Using a blender, blend the 400 gram beans with 400 cc water until very smooth, about 2-3 minutes. Put this in non-stick pot. Repeat with remaining beans and water.


5. Let the mixture come to boil stirring frequently and as soon as it comes to boil, turn down the heat to simmer. Cook, stirring frequently for 2-3 minutes. Make sure it does not burn.


6. Using a colander and a large bowl, line the colander with heavy duty cheesecloth, muslin, or cotton cloth large enough to completely cover the colander.


7. Pour in the soy milk mixture and twist close the cheesecloth, muslin, or cotton cloth. Squeeze the milk out. I use a can to help squeeze the milk out.


8. Use leftover solids or okara for other use.


9. Measure the milk. You want to have 700 cc soy milk. If not enough, add some hot water through the okara again to get 700 cc soy milk.


10. Put soy milk back into a large non-stick pot and heat until the mixture comes to 75 C or 80°C.


11. At the table (if you are serving this at table side), have ready a container approximately 5-6 inches x 4-5 inches and 4-5 inches depth. Basically you can use any small container that will be big enough to hold the milk, but not too big that tofu will not form up. You can also use round, square or oblong containers.


12. Put in 7 cc liquid nigari into the container ready for tofu. I use a liquid medicine dropper for this purpose since I do not have anything small enough to measure 7 cc.


13. Pour or dump in hot soy milk into the container with nigari. No stirring is necessary. The act of pouring in soy milk stirs the nigari enough to form the tofu. Wait 3 to 5 minutes for tofu to form.


14. You can either eat immediately or refrigerate for later use. See my description above.







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