This recipe is from a local Japanese restaurant.
Ingredients: [‘hoisin sauce’, ‘rice wine’, ‘reduced sodium soy sauce’, ‘garlic’, ‘five-spice powder’, ‘toasted sesame oil’, ‘extra firm tofu’, ‘vegetable broth’, ‘water’, ‘rice wine’, ‘fresh ginger’, ‘reduced sodium soy sauce’, ‘green onions’, ‘baby spinach’, ‘soba noodles’]
Quantity of Ingredients: [“”,”1 (7 ounce) jar hoisin sauce”,”1/3 cup rice wine or 1/3 cup sake”,”3 tablespoons reduced sodium soy sauce”,”1 1/2 tablespoons garlic, minced “,”1 teaspoon five-spice powder”,”1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil”,”2 (14 ounce) packages extra firm tofu, drained cut in half horizontally “,””,”4 cups vegetable broth”,”2 cups water”,”1/2 cup rice wine or 1/2 cup sake”,”1 tablespoon fresh ginger, minced “,”3 tablespoons reduced sodium soy sauce”,”1 1/2 cups green onions, diagonally sliced (mainly green part)”,”1/2 lb Baby Spinach”,”1/2 lb soba noodles”]
Number of Servings: 8
Steps: [‘Mix hoisin sauce, rice wine, soy sauce, garlic, five-spice powder and sesame oil together. Add tofu and carefully toss to coat. Let stand 1 hour at room temperature.’, ‘Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.’, ‘Arrange tofu on a baking sheet lined with aluminum foil. Pour marinade on top. Bake 35 minutes. Remove from oven and cool slightly.’, ‘Cut into 1/4-inch thick pieces, making sure slices are still coated with marinade. Set aside.’, ‘Combine vegetable broth, water, rice wine, ginger and soy sauce in a large saucepan. Heat until a rolling boil. Cook 10 minutes to blend flavors.’, ‘Add the tofu slices and green onion to the broth and cook until broth comes back to a boil. Add spinach then immediately turn off heat. Cook stirring carefully until spinach is slightly wilted.’, ‘While broth is cooking for 10 minutes, bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add noodles and stir to separate.’, ‘When water returns to a boil, reduce heat to medium and cook 3 1/2 to 4 minutes, until al dente. Drain noodles, rinse under warm water, and divide among serving bowls.’, ‘Spoon broth, tofu and spinach over noodles.’]