Hey everyone, it is John, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, simmered okara. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Simmered okara (soy pulp) is a traditional Japanese side dish. It is the leftover product from making tofu or soy milk. When combined with Hoshi-shiitake mushrooms, soy sauce, carrots, mirin, and a few additional items, it makes for a tasty combination.
Simmered Okara is one of the most well liked of current trending foods in the world. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. Simmered Okara is something which I have loved my entire life. They are nice and they look wonderful.
To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook simmered okara using 14 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Simmered Okara:
- Make ready 150 g fresh okara
- Prepare 1/3 medium carrot
- Take 1/2 burdock roots
- Make ready 2 shiitake mushrooms
- Prepare 1 abura-age (deep-fried tofu)
- Prepare 1 chikuwa (if you have)
- Take 5 cm Japanese leeks (cut into small pieces)
- Get 250 ml dashi (The soaking liquid from shiitake mushrooms)*
- Take 2 Tbsp sugar *
- Prepare 1 Tbsp sake *
- Take 1 Tbsp soy sauce *
- Make ready 2 Tbsp mirin *
- Get 1 pinch salt *
- Make ready 2 Tbsp vegetable oil
If it's too watery, add in a little flour at a t. Here is how you cook it. Okara is a byproduct of making tofu, an iconic Japanese ingredient. We'll be using okara and plenty of dashi , simmered together to make the popular dish unohana-ni.
Instructions to make Simmered Okara:
- Soak shiitake mushrooms in water for about 1 hour. (if no time, 30 mins is also OK)
- Peel carrot and cut into thin sticks. Scrub the burdock root with a brush (no need to peel) and cut into thin shreds (Soak them in water to remove the strong taste). Remove stems of shiitake mushrooms and slice thinly. Cut abura-age and chikuwa into short strips.
- Heat the oil in a pan over medium heat, then put carrot and burdock root and stir fry for 2~3 mins and put shiitake mushrooms and saute. Add okara and cook thoroughly.
- Put abura-age, chikuwa and the * ingredients and bring to a simmer over medium ~ high heat, then lower the heat, and continue to simmer until the liquid is almost gone.
- Top with shredded leek to finish.
- For your reference: About dashi katsuo or niboshi or konbu dashi or mix is also tasty!
Great recipe for My Easy and Delicious Simmered Okara. The leek brings out the sweetness and deepens the flavor without relying on sugar! Be sure to taste the mixture while cooking after adding the seasonings and don't let it dry out. The okara is great for your health, especially for women. Okara has lots of fiber, lecithin, saponins, and isoflavones, many of which are great anti-aging nutrients, and they make your skin look fresh and clean.
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