Hijiki no Nimono
#japanese
#hijiki
#seaweed
#abura-age
#make ahead
#side
#vegetarian
🥘 Ingredients
- dried hijiki 1 oz
- cold water 4 cups
- carrot 1
- abura-age 1 sheet
- toasted sesame oil 2 tsp
- water 1 ¼ cups
- soy sauce 4 Tbs
- sugar 2 Tbs
- mirin 2 Tbs
🍳 Cookware
- saucepan
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1Soak dried hijiki in cold water 20 min , until it has swollen to about eight times its dry volume, then drain it and rinse it in fresh water.
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2Fry @&( timer with carrot and abura-age in toasted sesame oil in a saucepan 3 min , until the hijiki smells toasted rather than of the sea.
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3Pour water , soy sauce , sugar and mirin over @&( timer and 15 min uncovered, until only a film of liquid is left in the bottom and the carrot has gone soft.