# Boiled Tofu with Chili Garlic Glaze

This dish features soft tofu glazed in a sticky chili, garlic, ginger and soy sauce, served over sticky jasmine rice with charred broccoli florets and edamame beans for extra protein.

- Total time: 10 min
- Cuisine: Japanese
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- Tofu
- Water
- Soy sauce
- Lime
- Garlic
- Ginger
- Spring onions
- Sesame seeds
- Oil
- Broccoli
- Sticky rice
- Crispy shallots
- Edamame

## Instructions

1. Cut the tofu into desired pieces.
2. Place the tofu in a pot and cover it with cold salted water.
3. Bring the water to a simmer and cook for 10 minutes.
4. Break up the broccoli into florets.
5. Add oil to a hot pan.
6. Add the broccoli to the pan.
7. Pour soy sauce into a bowl.
8. Squeeze fresh lime juice into the soy sauce.
9. Grate garlic into the sauce mixture.
10. Grate ginger into the sauce mixture.
11. Add chopped spring onions to the sauce.
12. Add sesame seeds to the sauce.
13. Whisk the sauce ingredients together.
14. Serve sticky rice in a bowl.
15. Place the boiled tofu over the sticky rice.
16. Drizzle the chili garlic glaze over the tofu and rice.
17. Add charred broccoli and edamame to the bowl.
18. Garnish with crispy shallots.

## Equipment

- Pot
- Pan
- Bowl
- Grater
- Whisk

## Tips

- Boiling tofu draws out water more evenly than pressing and tightens the protein bonds, improving texture.
- To boil tofu, bathe it in cold salted water and bring it to a simmer for 10 minutes.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/reel/1882764489168711/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/f589a086-5824-4642-9ac5-486529e03791
- Extracted: 2025-07-24

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