Budget Set Meal: Tamagoyaki & Cold Tofu
A rock-bottom-cost set meal of just egg and tofu. Sweet tamagoyaki and cold tofu keep the rice going, light and clean.
Ingredients
- Eggs2
- Sugar2 tsp
- Soy sauce1/2 tsp
- Vegetable oilas needed
- Grated daikon & shiso (if available)to taste
- [cold tofu] Silken tofu1/3 block
- [cold tofu] Grated ginger, green onion, bonito flakes, soy sauceto taste
- Cooked rice1 bowl
- [miso soup] Tofu, dried wakame, miso, dashi (instant is fine)1 serving
- Pickles (takuan, etc.)to taste
Directions
- Beat the eggs with the sugar and soy sauce. Oil a tamagoyaki pan (or a frying pan) and pour the egg in three additions, rolling each into a tamagoyaki (if rolling is hard, shape it in plastic wrap).
- Once cooled, cut into easy-to-eat pieces and serve with shiso and grated daikon.
- Plate the tofu, top with ginger, green onion and bonito flakes, and add soy sauce just before eating.
- Arrange with rice, miso soup and pickles on a tray.