macaroni gratin with hijiki

ingredients:

• 5 g dried hijiki
• 2 slices bacon
• 150 g broccoli
• 100 g macaroni
• 200 g canned tomato
• 60 g shredded mozzarella cheese
• a little salt
• a little pepper
• 120 ml water for soaking hijiki
• 1 liter water for boiling macaroni and broccoli

step 1:

Soak the dried hijiki in the 120 ml of water in a bowl for 30 minutes. Remove and drain. Squeeze out any excess water with your hands.

step 2:

Cut the bacon slices into 8 equal portions.

step 3:

Cut the broccoli into pieces.

step 4:

Pour the 1 liter of water into a pan. Bring to a boil and add the macaroni and broccoli. After boiling, drain the macaroni and broccoli in a colander.

step 5:

Stir fry the bacon in a frying pan.

step 6:

Add the macaroni, broccoli and hijiki. Mix them and stir fry.

step 7:

Add the canned tomato, salt and pepper, and mix.

step 8:

Place in a fireproof dish. Spread the shredded mozzarella cheese over it. Bake in the oven at 250 °C for 12 minutes.