Japanese Cold Tofu

This is a really light and simple dish that goes well with cold soba. When mixing the sauce, you can go less first and keep adding as well as tasting it till you are satisfied with the flavor. For those who are new to mirin, it is actually a sweet Japanese rice wine. Unfortunately I have seen many and if not, all mirin brands in my local Asian grocery store that are flavored with corn syrup and I have fallen prey into getting one with corn syrup too (Mitsukan brand). If you do not have mirin in hand, you may substitute it with 1 tbsp of dry sherry or sake with 1 tsp of sugar.

Recipe 
1 (14 ounce) Silken Tofu
2-3 tbsp low sodium soy sauce
1 tbsp mirin
2 tsp sesame oil
2 cloves garlic minced
1 tsp ginger

Garnishing
Bonito Flakes
Sesame Seeds
Green Onions

1. Drain the tofu and set aside
2. Mix soy sauce, mirin and sesame oil together
3. In a small non stick pan, on medium heat, add oil and wait till it's heated up
4. Add garlic and minced ginger. Stir till fragrant.
5. Pour sauce mixture in from step 2 and let it simmer
6. Pour mixture onto tofu and add some garnish