Friday, October 22, 2010

Hijiki

Hijiki is a traditional food and has been a part of a balanced diet in Japan for centuries.
Ingredients

Hijiki 1pk (around $2 in Japanese supermarket)
1 sheet Aburaage (fried tofu)
1/4 beacon
Vegetables ( carrots and corn)
1/4 cup soy source
     1/4 cup white wine or mirin
     1 tablespoon sugar,
     1 tablespoon dashi powder








Directions                        25min
-Put Hijiki into the filtered water, wait for 30 min, and drain in a strainer

(It will become 5times bigger)
-Cut vegetables and beacon, Wipe the oil of Abraage, then cut it together
-Fly beacon then add vegetables with sesame oil.
-Add Hijiki , Aburaage,1 tablespoon of sesame oil, suger,mirin, fly again.
-Add dashi powder and soy source, 1/2 cup of water heat to a simmer.

-Hijiki is known to be rich in dietary fibre and essential minerals such as calcium, iron and magnesium. It’s dry food, you can keep it easy, just try it.



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