japanese-style shrimp ahijo with miso

ingredients:

  • 10 shrimps
  • 3 1/2 ounces package shimeji
  • mushrooms
  • suitable amount baguette
  • 1 teaspoon soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon red miso
  • 1 teaspoon sake
  • 1 garlic clove
  • 1/3 olive oil

step 1:

Hull shell and devein the shrimps. Cut off the roots of the shimeji mushrooms. Chop the garlic clove into fine pieces.

step 2:

Cut the baguette into thin slices. Mix the soy sauce, red miso and sake in a small bowl.

step 3:

Put the olive oil and garlic in a frying pan and simmer the garlic for 1 minute.

step 4:

Add the shrimps and shimeji mushrooms. Simmer for 5 minutes on low heat.

step 5:

Add the miso mixture and mix.

Serve by either dipping the baguette slices into the ahijo mixture or putting the ahijo on top of the baguettes.

comment:

Although preparing the shrimp is a bit of a bother, the rest of this recipe is easy. The garlic-flavored red miso suits the shrimps surprisingly well and makes this dish delicious. Please try it.