Okara sauteed with Vegetables - 卯の花

Method11 steps

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   Step 1: Soak the dried shiitake mushrooms (4) with 200 ml of water in a fridge for 8-10 hours. (Soak the mushrooms night before) *1

   Soak dried shiitake in the fridge · 480 minUses 4 dried shiitake mushrooms (or 15 g) · 200 ml water for soaking dried shiitake

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   Step 2: Squeeze each mushroom over its soaking bowl, saving the broth. Remove and discard the tough mushroom stems.

   Uses Rehydrated shiitake and retained soaking broth

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   Step 3: Finely slice the prepared mushrooms, onion (1/2), carrot (1/2) and konjac (100 g). Chop a small amount of green shallots and reserve them for the end.

   Uses Rehydrated squeezed stemmed shiitake · 1/2 a medium onion · 1/2 a small carrot · 100 g konyaku · Green shallots — source says ¼ but does not specify a unit

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   Step 4: Combine the sugar (3 tbsp), soy sauce (3 tbsp) and mirin (1 tbsp) with the retained mushroom soaking broth and set aside.

   Uses 3 tbsp sugar · 3 tbsp soy sauce · 1 tbsp mirin · Retained shiitake soaking broth

   
5. 5

   Step 5: Heat the olive oil (1 tbsp) in a frying pan and cook the onion until it's translucent.

   Uses 1 tbsp olive oil · Finely sliced onion

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   Step 6: Add the sliced mushrooms, carrot and konjac and cook with the onion. Keep the chopped green shallots reserved.

   Uses Onion sautéed in olive oil · Prepared mushrooms, carrot and konjac

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   Step 7: Add the okara (150 g) and cook until it becomes crumbly.

   Uses Sautéed vegetables and konjac · 150 g fresh okara

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   Step 8: Pour the mixture of seasonings and mushroom soaked water into the frying pan.

   Uses Crumbly okara cooked with vegetables · Seasoned shiitake soaking broth

   
9. 9

   Step 9: Keep stirring everything together over low heat until the liquid evaporates.

   Uses Okara and vegetables with added seasoned broth

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    Step 10: Add the shallots and cook slightly then turn off the heat.

    Uses Okara mixture after liquid evaporation · Reserved chopped green shallots

    
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    Step 11: Serve as a side dish, or cool promptly and store in an airtight container in the refrigerator or freezer.

    Uses Cooked unohana with green shallots