simmered hijiki

ingredients:

• 30 g dried hijiki
• 120 g carrot
• 4 tablespoons soy sauce
• 2 1/2 tablespoons sugar
• 360 ml water
• 1 liter water for soaking

optional:

• 60 g tube‐shaped
• fish paste cake (chikuwa)
• 2 deep-fried tofu pouches (abura-age)
• 100 g boiled green peas

step 1:

Soak the dried hijiki in the 1 liter of water in a bowl for 30 minutes and drain.

step 2:

Cut the carrot into julienne slices.

step 3:

Cut the abura-age (optional) in half lengthwise. Stack them and cut into 4 equal strips.

step 4:

Slice the chikuwa (optional).

step 5:

Pour the 360 ml of water into a pan. Add the hijiki, carrots, chikuwa, abura-age, boiled green peas (optional), sugar and soy sauce. Cover and boil on a medium flame for about 20 minutes.