Hey everyone, I hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, boiled tofu for hotpot. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Boiled Tofu for Hotpot is one of the most popular of recent trending meals in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. They are fine and they look fantastic. Boiled Tofu for Hotpot is something which I’ve loved my whole life.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have boiled tofu for hotpot using 6 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Boiled Tofu for Hotpot:

1. Make ready 1 1/2 blocks Tofu
2. Get 15 cm Kombu for dashi stock
3. Take 1 pinch Natural Salt
4. Take 1 Mizuna (or chrysanthemum greens)
5. Prepare 1 Ponzu
6. Prepare 1 Yuzu pepper paste

Steps to make Boiled Tofu for Hotpot:

1. Cut the mizuna into 4 equal portions, and set aside.
2. Wipe clean the kombu slices with a damp, tightly wrung out kitchen towel. Cut several slices into the kombu with a pair of scissors, and place in your earthenware pot. Add enough water to cover the tofu.
3. Slice the tofu into bite-sized pieces (this time, I cut one block into 6 portions). After the kombu seaweed has softened, place the tofu in the water, add salt, then turn on the heat.
4. Taking care not to let the water boil, wait for the tofu pieces to warm up. When they start to waver in the water and have been heated through, add mizuna (or chrysanthemum greens). Once the vegetables are cooked through, you're done!
5. Garnish with your desired toppings. The standard choices in our household are ponzu, green onion, and yuzu pepper paste.

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