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Tofu yakitori skewers
Tofu pieces in a sweet and salty sticky Japanese glaze skewered and grilled to perfection.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Appetizer, Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine Japanese
Servings 5 Skewers

Ingredients
  

  • 150 g Tofu
  • 3 Spring onion white parts

For the glaze-

  • 120 ml Light soy sauce
  • 60 ml Mirin
  • 2 tbsp Brown sugar
  • 1 spring onion green part

Instructions
 

  • Break the tofu into small chunks.
  • Add the tofu pieces to a pan of heavily salted boiling water and boil for 5 minutes.
  • Drain the tofu and leave to cool.
  • Add all of the glaze ingredients into a pan and simmer on low heat for 8-10 minutes until thickened.
  • Chop the spring onion whites into a similar size of the tofu chunks.
  • Skewer a piece of tofu followed by a spring onion white until the skewer is full.
  • Heat a pan or hot plate with a little oil.
  • Fry the skewers for 30 seconds on one side, brush on the glaze and repeat this until the glaze has gone.
  • Serve up and enjoy.