Free Cooking & Recipes

“Dangaku” is the Japanese name for a sort of fair, and it refers to a number of different foods, all of which are skewered before cooking. It refers both to street foods and to the stilts on which fair performers entertain the crowds.

Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup sake
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons sesame paste
• 1 tablespoon mirin (sweet Japanese cooking wine)
• 1 teaspoon grated gingerroot
• 1 pound firm bean curd (tofu)
• Tempura Sauce, Hot Mustard Sauce
• or Teriyaki Sauce

Preparation:

1. Mix sake, soy sauce, sesame paste, mirin and gingerroot in ungreased 10 x 6-inch baking dish. Cut bean curd into 1-inch cubes; arrange in sake mixture. Cover; refrigerate, turning bean curd once, 1 hour.
2. Soak six 8-inch bamboo or wooden skewers in water. Thread 4 bean curd cubes on each skewer.
3. Set oven to broil or 550 degrees F. Broil bean curd with tops about 4 inches from heat until light brown, 2 to 3 minutes; turn. Brush with marinade; broil 2 to 3 minutes. Serve with Tempura Sauce.