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Simmered Okara (Soy Pulp) Recipe

By Setsuko Yoshizuka, About.com

Simmered Okara

Simmered Okara

Photo (c) Setsuko Yoshizuka
Okara (soy pulp) is the leftover product from making tofu or soy milk. This dish is a typical Japanese okara dish.

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Ingredients:

  • 4 hoshi-shiitake (dried shiitake mushrooms)
  • 1/2 lb fresh okara
  • 1/4 konnyaku, sliced into small rectangles
  • 1/2 carrot, peeled and cut into thin and small rectangles
  • 1/4 negi or leek, sliced into thin rounds
  • 2 tsp vegetable oil
  • 3 Tbsps soy sauce
  • 2 Tbsps sugar
  • 1 Tbsp sake

Preparation:

Soak hoshi-shiitake in water for 30 minutes to soften. Drain and keep the water in a bowl. Mix one cup of the water (shiitake dashi soup stock), sake, sugar, and soy sauce in another bowl and set aside. Remove stems from shiitake and slice thinly. Heat vegetable oil in a medium pot and stir-fry carrot and negi for a minute. Add shiitake and konnyaku and stir-fry as well. Put okara and stir-fry with other ingredients shortly. Pour the mixture of seasonings over okara and simmer until the liquid is alomost gone, stirring constantly.

Makes 4 servings

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