Beske / ToFu / Awara

Name: Beske / ToFu / Awara
Cuisine: Brazilian
Ingredients: 1 kg soya beans; water; 0.33 cup lemon juice or lime juice; onion; habanero; salt; seasoning

Serves 1

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Beske / ToFu / Awara

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Serves 1

Directions

1Pick, wash, and soak soya beans overnight.
2Transfer the soaked soya beans into a blender.
3Add water to the blender.
4Blend the soya beans until smooth.
5Sieve the blended mixture using a sieving/cheese cloth to extract soy milk.
6Squeeze the cloth very well to get as much soy milk as possible.
7Transfer the soy milk into a big pot for boiling.
8Stir the soy milk continuously as it foams a lot.
9After boiling for 20 minutes, add 1/3 cup of lemon or lime juice for coagulation, and stop boiling.
10Set aside and let the mixture coagulate completely.
11Sieve the coagulated mixture again to remove water.
12Add onion, habanero, salt, and seasoning to the tofu curds.
13Mix well the curds with the added ingredients.
14Tie the cheese cloth containing the spiced tofu curds.
15Place a heavy material on it to remove all excess water, for about 12 or more hours.
16Remove the tofu from the cloth.
17Cut the tofu into desired shapes, usually square.
18Sprinkle salt and seasoning on the cut tofu.
19Fry the tofu until golden brown.

Ingredients

1 kg soya beans
water
0.33 cup lemon juice or lime juice
onion
habanero
salt
seasoning

Equipment

blenderpotcheese clothbig potfrying panknifecutting boardbowl

Tips

Stir continuously as soya milk foams a lot.
Frying is optional, but you will love it.

Beske / ToFu / Awara

Serves 1

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Beske / ToFu / Awara

youtube.com

Serves 1

Directions

1Pick, wash, and soak soya beans overnight.
2Transfer the soaked soya beans into a blender.
3Add water to the blender.
4Blend the soya beans until smooth.
5Sieve the blended mixture using a sieving/cheese cloth to extract soy milk.
6Squeeze the cloth very well to get as much soy milk as possible.
7Transfer the soy milk into a big pot for boiling.
8Stir the soy milk continuously as it foams a lot.
9After boiling for 20 minutes, add 1/3 cup of lemon or lime juice for coagulation, and stop boiling.
10Set aside and let the mixture coagulate completely.
11Sieve the coagulated mixture again to remove water.
12Add onion, habanero, salt, and seasoning to the tofu curds.
13Mix well the curds with the added ingredients.
14Tie the cheese cloth containing the spiced tofu curds.
15Place a heavy material on it to remove all excess water, for about 12 or more hours.
16Remove the tofu from the cloth.
17Cut the tofu into desired shapes, usually square.
18Sprinkle salt and seasoning on the cut tofu.
19Fry the tofu until golden brown.