Hello everybody, it is Brad, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, simmered okara. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Simmered Okara is one of the most popular of recent trending meals in the world. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. It is appreciated by millions every day. Simmered Okara is something that I have loved my whole life. They are fine and they look fantastic.

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. See recipes for Simmered Okara too.

To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook simmered okara using 14 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Simmered Okara:

1. Take 150 g fresh okara
2. Prepare 1/3 medium carrot
3. Make ready 1/2 burdock roots
4. Take 2 shiitake mushrooms
5. Get 1 abura-age (deep-fried tofu)
6. Make ready 1 chikuwa (if you have)
7. Get 5 cm Japanese leeks (cut into small pieces)
8. Get 250 ml dashi (The soaking liquid from shiitake mushrooms)*
9. Make ready 2 Tbsp sugar *
10. Take 1 Tbsp sake *
11. Get 1 Tbsp soy sauce *
12. Prepare 2 Tbsp mirin *
13. Prepare 1 pinch salt *
14. Take 2 Tbsp vegetable oil

Our theme for this episode is simmering. 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. Steamed, sauteed with vegetables and then simmered in a broth to serve over rice is the most popular and traditional Japanese recipe for preparing okara Okara can be used to give body to soups, croquettes and casseroles and can also be cooked with vegetables.

Steps to make Simmered Okara:

1. Soak shiitake mushrooms in water for about 1 hour. (if no time, 30 mins is also OK)
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. Top with shredded leek to finish.
6. For your reference: About dashi katsuo or niboshi or konbu dashi or mix is also tasty!

We'll be using okara and plenty of dashi, simmered together to make the popular dish. Steamed, sauteed with vegetables and then simmered in a broth to serve over rice is the most popular and traditional Japanese recipe for preparing okara Okara can be used to give body to soups, croquettes and casseroles and can also be cooked with vegetables. 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. Adding okara to your baked goods - muffins, bread, pancakes, whatever - is a no-brainer, and no recipes are needed for this.

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