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vinegared asparagus & wakame

Vinegared Asparagus & Wakame
Ingredients

ingredients:

  • 60 g asparagus
  • 3 g dried wakame
  • 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • a little salt
  • a little soy sauce
  • 240 ml water for soaking dried wakame
  • 200 ml water for boiling asparagus
Step 1

step 1:

Pour 240 ml water into a bowl and soak the wakame for 5 to 20 minutes until desired softness. Drain. If using whole type wakame, cut into 0.5 cm. pieces.

Step 2

step 2:

Squeeze the water from the wakame with your hands.

Step 3

step 3:

Cut off the roots of the asparagus 3 cm. from the end and slice the asparagus stalks diagonally into 3 cm. pieces.

Step 4

step 4:

Add the 200 ml of water to a pan. Bring to a boil and add the asparagus. After boiling for about 5 minutes, drain the asparagus.

Step 5

step 5:

Mix the vinegar, sugar, salt and soy sauce in a bowl. Add the asparagus and wakame and mix.

Asuparagasu to wakame no sunomono

comment:

By adding sugar to this dish, the vinegar becomes just the right sourness, which suits the asparagus and wakame. If you refrigerate this dish, the vinegar soaks more into both ingredients, increasing its deliciousness.

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