Homemade tofu: the recipe

We find the tofu in various features now on the shelves and in the fridge counter; it comes from afar, but for those who are vegan or vegetarian it is a dish and an ingredient in common use. Easy to find, not so expensive, healthy, especially if natural.

But if we wanted to produce it ourselves, tofu ?

Nothing could be easier: get yourself organic soy, lemon, water and salt, some tools and a bowl and some time and you're done. That's how.

Homemade tofu recipe

Ingredients :

> 250 gr of organic yellow soya,

> water,

> 1 and a half tablespoons of Nigari (the natural rennet obtained from sea water and available from ethnic or organic specialized shops) or the juice of a lemon,

> a couple of teaspoons of whole sea salt.

Preparation : wash the soy well, place it in a large bowl filled with water and leave it to soak overnight. In the morning, blend everything with an immersion blender, adding more water if necessary. A whitish liquid is obtained, similar to milk. Pour everything into a large saucepan and add a liter of water.

Bring everything to a boil, simmer for about 10 minutes over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Spread the mixture through the mesh of a thickly woven colander, recovering the liquid in a bowl, then repeat the filtering several times, until using a linen gauze in which a puree called okara will remain: you have thus obtained soy milk.

Then pour it into the pot, bring it to the boil and add the whole salt (optional). Apart from pouring water into a saucepan, heat it and add a tablespoon and a half of nigari or lemon juice, stirring.

Then add it to the soy milk, stirring carefully, cover with a cloth and let it rest for about half an hour. Slowly you will see the tofu separate from the serum and start the curdling phase.

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Final phase: putting the tofu into shape

Recover a container to let it rest, perhaps rectangular, in wood or plastic, with a clean and damp cotton or linen cloth inside.

Collect the tofu flakes that have emerged from the pot with a sieve, remove the liquid and place them in the container. Proceed as far as filling it, obtaining a shape similar to a dough, cover it with the cloth, then with a lid on which you will place weights to purge it.

After about thirty minutes you will have obtained your tofu, wash it in water then place it in a glass container filled with water.

It will be softer than the industrial one, if you want you can also add olives, herbs and dried tomatoes .

It should be kept in the refrigerator for about 4 days, changing the water frequently, and it will be ready to prepare delicious dishes each time.