Homemade Tofu

Impress your guests with your own homemade tofu! Tofu is a very versatile and popular food made from curdled soy milk! It is a great source of plant-based protein and is often used as a meat substitute in vegan and vegetarian dishes. The tofu can be served stir-fried, grilled, baked, and as a topping for salads, sandwiches, or soups. If not eaten right away, the homemade tofu should be stored in a container filled with water for up to 3 days.

Place a tofu press on top of a cooling rack inside a baking dish. Cover it with a cheesecloth

Warm <quantity>1.5<unit>l</unit></quantity> of unsweetened soy milk in a pot over medium low heat. Stir continuously until it reaches <temperature>90<unit>°C</unit></temperature>

Dissolve <quantity>6<unit>g</unit></quantity> of nigari in <quantity>¼<unit>cup</unit></quantity> of water

Mix the dissolved nigari into the soy milk and let it sit until it curdles

Use a skimmer to transfer the curdles to the tofu press and cover them with the cheesecloth

Close the press and add a container filled with water as a weight on top of it. Press for 20m until the liquids drain

Open the tofu press and gently remove the pressed soy milk curd. The homemade tofu is ready

Enjoy this delicious and extremely versatile ingredient!

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