Tofu Dengaku

Name: Tofu Dengaku
Yield: 10 Servings
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons sake, divided; 1/4 cup white miso; 7 teaspoons sugar, divided; 1/2 teaspoon finely grated yuzu peel (optional); 1 tablespoon chopped shiso leaf (optional); 1/4 cup red miso; 4 cups water; 1 3x5-inch piece dashi-kombu (dried seaweed); 1 cup dried shaved bonito flakes; 1/3 cup light soy sauce; 1/3 cup mirin (sweet Japanese rice wine); 20 ounces extra-firm tofu, well drained; 20 6- to 8-inch-long wooden skewers; Toasted sesame seeds

By Abe HirokiPhotography by Jeff Lipsky

December 17, 2009

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