simmered hijiki with bacon & bell pepper

ingredients:

• 1/2 ounce dried hijiki
• 2 slices bacon
• 3 ounces red or yellow bell
• pepper
• 1 garlic clove
• 1/3 ounce butter
• a little salt
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1 cup water for soaking

step 1:

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

step 2:

Chop the garlic clove. Cut the bacon slices into 8 equal portions. Remove the seeds of the bell pepper and cut into thin slices. Cut them in half widthwise.

step 3:

Put the butter in a pan over a low flame and sear the garlic for about a couple of minutes. Add the hijiki, bacon and bell pepper and sear.

step 4:

Add the 1 tablespoon water and a little salt. Cover and simmer for about 2 minutes on low heat.