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Simmered Hijiki Recipe

By Setsuko Yoshizuka, About.com

Simmered Hijiki

Simmered Hijiki

Photo (c) Setsuko Yoshizuka
Hijiki is dark and thin seaweed. Simmered hijiki is a common dish to be cooked at home.

Ingredients:

  • 1 oz dried hijiki seaweed
  • 1 aburaage
  • 1/4 carrot
  • 3 tbsps soy sauce
  • 2 tbsps sugar
  • 2 tbsps mirin
  • 3/4 cup water

Preparation:

Put dried hijiki in a bowl. Wash them and soak in water for 10-15 minutes. Drain hijiki over a colander. Cut carrot into thin strips. Also, cut aburaage into thin strips. Heat vegetable oin in a frying pan and saute carrot and hijiki. Add aburaage in the pan and saute lightly. Season the ingredient with sugar and mirin and stir well. Further, add soy sauce and water in the pan. Simmer the ingredients until the liquid is almost gone.
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