Foods – Toto's Garage

I tried making tofu yo, part 2

Garage Master — Tue, 16 Jul 2024 07:37:56 +0000

Steps

1 Drain the tofu

2 Place in a colander, salt, and dry

3. When the water has drained out and the outside has turned yellow and hard

4　It can be done by soaking it in a dipping sauce of rice koji, salt, red koji, and awamori (substitute with vodka) and leaving it at room temperature.

For now, let’s leave it for about two weeks.

I tried making tofu yo, part 1

Garage Master — Tue, 16 Jul 2024 07:37:19 +0000

I tried making tofu yo.
I didn’t have any awamori, so I used vodka. It’s the same, right?
Strong canned awamori, which is popular among foreigners, is apparently made with vodka, so I made it believing it was the same.

Ingredients

500g firm tofu
350g rice koji
40g salt
Appropriate amount of awamori (over 40% alcohol)
2/3 teaspoon red koji
A little sugar

Process

Cut the tofu into 2-3cm cubes
Drain the water. Drain with kitchen paper
Sprinkle with salt and let dry until the surface is hard
Mix rice koji, red koji, salt, and sugar to make the dipping sauce
Put the tofu in a Tupperware and sprinkle with 4
Pour in awamori until the tofu is submerged
Put in a boiled and sterilized Tupperware and let it mature

I made pancetta part 3

Garage Master — Tue, 16 Jul 2024 07:36:25 +0000

It’s been a week since I prepared the pancetta.

It seems to be drying nicely.

It doesn’t have any unpleasant smell.

Rinse with water.

I sliced it thinly and tasted it, and it was a little salty, so I soaked it for about 10 minutes to remove the salt.

Wipe off the moisture, wrap it in cooking paper, and start the drying process.
It will be ready to eat in about a week.

I made pancetta: part 2

Garage Master — Tue, 16 Jul 2024 07:33:49 +0000

Making pancetta itself is not that difficult.

1 Make holes on both sides,

2 Rub salt in

3 Rub in herbs

4 Wrap in kitchen paper and let sit in the refrigerator.

It will take about two weeks for the moisture to be removed and it will be completed. (Apparently)

I tried making a sharp knife

Garage Master — Tue, 16 Jul 2024 07:31:21 +0000

Recently, I have the impression that the sharpness of my knives has decreased.

My daughter sometimes cooks, but I wonder if she is treating them roughly?

I was curious, so I tried sharpening my knives.

The main knives we use are the G-4 Bunka 18cm and GS-3 paring knife from Yoshida Metal Industry, a global brand that Japan is proud of around the world.

The process is to sharpen these with a Suehiro whetstone, 1000 grit, and finish with 3000 grit.

When the blade is evenly sharpened, it’s done.

I noticed that the G-4 blade was chipped in places, so a coarser whetstone was needed.

I tried making pancetta 1

Garage Master — Tue, 16 Jul 2024 07:29:55 +0000

There are many masters on the Internet.

Everyone is generous in sharing their professional skills and research results.

Maya, who runs Maya’s Cooking Channel on YouTube, is one such great master.

All of Maya’s videos look delicious.

I think that the arrangements she makes, such as her Atka mackerel aglio e olio and dried persimmon risotto, are only possible because she has mastered the basics.

When watching Maya’s videos, it’s inevitable that I want to try making them myself.

First of all, I want to try the popular pancetta.

With pancetta, you can make a carbonara that’s one level higher.