Side Dish Recipe ✶ Tofu Hiyayakko

This is one of the really traditional easy dishes in Japan. My dad likes it so much. We often eat this dish with the rice, miso soup, grilled fish and Japanese pickles in the morning.

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon white sugar
• ½ teaspoon dashi granules
• ½ teaspoon water
• ¼ (12 ounce) package silken tofu
• 1 ½ teaspoons grated fresh ginger root
• ¼ teaspoon thinly sliced green onion
• 1 pinch bonito shavings (dry fish flakes)
• 1 pinch toasted sesame seeds

Cooking Directions

1. Mix the soy sauce, sugar, dashi granules, and water together in small bowl until sugar dissolves. Place the tofu on a small plate and top with ginger, green onion, and bonito shavings. Drizzle the soy mixture on top, and sprinkle with sesame seeds.

Nutrition Facts

• calories99.6
• carbohydrateContent7.7 g
• fatContent4.5 g
• fiberContent0.6 g
• proteinContent8.8 g
• saturatedFatContent0.7 g
• sodiumContent911.4 mg
• sugarContent4.8 g