Easiest Way to Make Tasty Hot Tofu with Umeboshi, Ginger and Cheese

Hot Tofu with Umeboshi, Ginger and Cheese.

You can have Hot Tofu with Umeboshi, Ginger and Cheese using 6 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Hot Tofu with Umeboshi, Ginger and Cheese

1. Prepare 150 grams of Tofu.
2. Prepare 1 tsp of plus Grated ginger.
3. It's 1 piece of Umeboshi.
4. You need 1 tsp of Mentsuyu (2x concentrate).
5. It's 1 slice of Sliced cheese (non-melting type).
6. Prepare 1 of Nori seaweed, bonito flakes, onion, etc..

Hot Tofu with Umeboshi, Ginger and Cheese step by step

1. Place the tofu on a dish and cover with plastic wrap. Microwave for 1 1/2 minutes. Take off the wrap and drain the liquid..
2. Chop and mash the umeboshi using a knife, and mix with the grated ginger and mentsuyu..
3. Inset chopsticks into the tofu (don't insert them all the way through) to make a passage for the heat. Remove the chopsticks and top with Step 2..
4. Cover with cheese and microwave for 1 minute uncovered. Sprinkle with nori (etc.) and you're done!.
5. I tried making this once by skipping Step 1 and just heating the tofu in Step 4...But the tofu was watery and still cold in the middle, so I wouldn't recommend it!.