Tofu Soybean GukSu (두부 콩국수)
Main Ingredients:
- 1 pack soft tofu (14 oz)
- 2 cups milk
- 3 tbsp roasted unsalted peanuts (1 oz)
- 1/4 cup sliced almonds (1 oz)
- 2 tbsp sugar (optional)
- 1/2 tsp salt
- some cucumber (garnish)
- some cherry tomatoes (garnish)
- some black sesame seeds (garnish)
Noodles Ingredients:
- 8 oz thin noodles
- 12 cups water
- 1 tsp salt
Steps:
- Obtain 1 pack of soft tofu. You can use the type of tofu you like.
- Cook the tofu in boiling water for about 30 seconds.
- Obtain 3 tbsp of roasted, unsalted peanuts and 1/4 cup of sliced almonds. Depending what you have or what your flavor, you can use different kind of nut such as: walnuts, pine nuts, cashews and etc. Just obtain about 1/2 cup worth of the nut that you pick. If you use walnuts, soak them in water for sometime and remove the skins.
- Add the tofu, and 2 cups of milk in a blender.
- Grind for about a minute, or until you have well blended soybean milk.
- Pour the soup into a large mixing bowl and add 2 tbsp of sugar and 1/2 tsp of salt. Mix until the sugar and salt dissolves. You may want to adjust the sweetness or saltiness.
- Cover the container and chill it in the refrigerator for an hour or more before serving.
- When it is time to serve this food, julienne some cucumber and cut some cherry tomatoes in half for garnish.
- Obtain about 8 oz of thin noodles.
- Add the thin noodles in about 12 cups of boiling water with 1 tsp of salt and cook them for about 4-5 minutes.
- Rinse the cooked noodles in cold water several times and drain.
- Put some of the noodles, cucumber and tomatoes in serving bowl.
- Pour some of the soup on top of the noodles. If you want extra cold noodles, add some ice.
- Sprinkle some black sesame seeds on top for garnish if you have them.
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