Main Dishes Recipes - Braised Tofu, Onion and Egg on Rice Recipe

Ingredients

• 400g/14oz level Japanese short grained rice

• 1 Tbsp sunflower oil

• 1 medium onion, sliced

• 1 1/4 cups/280ml/10fl oz Japanese fish or vegan stock

• 2 Tbsp Japanese soy sauce

• 2 Tbsp mirin

• 2 tsp sugar

• 500g/1lb 2oz firm tofu, halved lengthways and sliced into 1 cm/1/2in thickness

• 1tsp bonito flakes

• 2 eggs, beaten

• 2 spring onions, chopped

Serves 4

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Method:

1. Cook the rice accordingly. Heat the oil in a frying pan, add the onion, and fry for 2 to 3 minutes.

2. Add the stock, soy sauce, mirin and sugar. Bring to a boil, then add the tofu and simmer for 5 minutes.

3. Sprinkle the bonito flakes over the mixture and pour in the beaten egg. Cover the pan and simmer for 2 minutes.

4. Place the rice in a bowl or on a plate, and top with tofu mixture. Garnish with spring onions.

Note: It is very common in Japan to combine beaten egg with meat and vegetables over rice or noodles. The most well-know combination is "mother and child", meaning beaten egg combined with chicken. This combination, using tofu, is every bit as nutritious and derives its delicious flavor from the use of mirin and soy sauce.