Japanese

Niku Dofu (Beef and Tofu Simmer)

Name: Niku Dofu (Beef and Tofu Simmer)
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 3/4 lb thinly sliced beef; 1 block firm tofu; 4 scallions; 4 shiitake mushrooms; 1 cup dashi stock; 3 tbsp soy sauce; 2 tbsp mirin; 1 tbsp sugar

Kenji @kenji_notebook

Niku Dofu (Beef and Tofu Simmer) is Japanese home cooking, eaten at dinner. On the plate it is the dish at the centre. Below is what usually sits beside it, what it does and does not contain, and what else to cook once you have made it.

20 min Medium Dairy free

Ingredients

Serves

The quantities follow this count.

3/4 lb thinly sliced beef
1 block firm tofu
4 scallions
4 shiitake mushrooms
1 cup dashi stock
3 tbsp soy sauce
2 tbsp mirin
1 tbsp sugar

How to cook it

Cut the tofu into thick slabs and the scallions into short lengths.
Bring the dashi, soy sauce, mirin, and sugar to a simmer in a wide pot.
Add the beef and shiitake and simmer, separating the beef, until just cooked, about 3 minutes.
Nestle in the tofu and scallions and simmer 5 minutes more so the tofu takes on the broth.
Ladle into bowls with plenty of the broth.

Watch how to cook Niku Dofu (Beef and Tofu Simmer)

Someone making it start to finish, so you can see what the steps look like.

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Serve it with

A Japanese dinner is a plate rather than a single dish. These are the courses that normally sit beside Niku Dofu (Beef and Tofu Simmer), read from the same composition Dinejot builds a real meal from.

Something to sip
- Asari no Osuimono (Clear Clam Soup)
  
  15 min
The cooked vegetable
- Agedashi Tofu (Fried Tofu in Dashi Sauce)
  
  20 min
What it is eaten with
- Genmai Gohan (Steamed Brown Rice)
  
  45 min
The sharp little thing
- Beni Shoga (Red Pickled Ginger)
  
  2 min

Safe at your table

Dinejot tracks ten allergens and tags every one of them by hand, so the absences below are as deliberate as the presences. Niku Dofu (Beef and Tofu Simmer) carries gluten, soy, and fish. It is free of the remaining 7 allergens on that list.

Every tracked allergen in Niku Dofu (Beef and Tofu Simmer)
Allergen	In this dish	Cook this instead
Peanuts	No
Tree nuts	No
Dairy	No
Gluten	Yes	Asa Sarada (Morning Cabbage and Corn Salad)
Shellfish	No
Eggs	No
Soy	Yes	Asa Sarada (Morning Cabbage and Corn Salad)
Fish	Yes	Asa Sarada (Morning Cabbage and Corn Salad)
Sesame	No
Coconut	No

These tags are set by a person rather than inferred from an ingredient list, and they describe the recipe as written here. Read the labels on whatever you actually buy.

What it brings to the plate

Estimated, per serving

Calories: 400 kcal
Protein: 32 g
Carbs: 10 g
Fat: 26 g
Fiber: 0 g
Sugar: 6 g
Sodium: 900 mg
Saturated fat: 9 g

Estimated values. Actual nutrition varies with ingredients, brands, and how you cook.

When to cook it

Niku Dofu (Beef and Tofu Simmer) takes about 20 minutes from a cold stove to the table, and the cooking itself is a fair bit of work. It is eaten at dinner. Nothing in the calendar rules it out, so it is a year round dish.