Simple Simmered Koya Dofu (Macrobiotic)

Ingredients

• 2 blocks Koya dofu (freeze-dried tofu)
• 1/4 Carrot
• 4 Dried shiitake mushrooms
• 1/2 block Konnyaku (boiled)
• 4 Green beans
• string beans
• or your choice of beans
• 1 tbsp A- Soy sauce
• 1 tsp A- Sugar (preferably beet sugar)

Instructions

1. Soak the koya dofu until just soft enough to cut, then cut into desired sizes.
2. Soak the dried shiitake in 2 cups of water to reconstitute.
3. Chop the other ingredients into bite-sized pieces.
4. In a pot, boil the shiitake, 2 cups of soaking liquid, carrot, and konnyaku until tender.
5. Add the koya dofu and the A ingredients and simmer until the liquid boils down.
6. Add green beans parboiled in salt water.