Light, nutritious, kids friendly and lots of umami!
Original Recipe
Chop
| 2 | Chopped green onions (white and green separated) |
| 3 | Dried shiitake mushroom soaked in water for 2+ hours. (Keep the water) |
| 270g | Tofu cut to small cubes (half package) |
- Soak the mushroom 4 hours before cooking. The dried Shiitaki mushroom has much stronger umami flavor. It can not be replaced with fresh ones.
Sauce
| 3 tbsp | Sake |
| 1 tbsp | Mirin |
| 1/2 tsp | Sugar |
| 1/2 tsp | Salt |
| 1.5 tbsp | Soy Sauce |
| 5 g | Bonito flakes |
| 200 ml | Shiitaki water (The water you used to soak mushroom in. Add water if it’s less than 200 ml) |
Other Ingredients
- 100 g ground pork
- Sesame oil
- Corn starch
- Seaweed (optional)
- Cooked rice
Cook
- Put 1 tbsp oil in a pan. Fry white part of the onions and mushroom first.
- Add the ground pork in. Add some salt and pepper. Until it’s cooked through.
- Add the sauce in and put the tofu on top. Bring it to boil, close the top, and cook for 2-3 minutes.
- Turn the heat off. Add the mixture of 1.5 tbsp corn starch and 1.5 tbsp water.
- Turn the heat back on until the sauce is thick.
- Add 1 tbsp sesame oil, 1 tbsp sesame seeds and the green part of the green onions.
- Mix and serve.
