Hello everybody, it’s me, Dave, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, hijiki seaweed & soy bean simmer. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Hijiki Seaweed & Soy Bean Simmer is one of the most well liked of recent trending meals on earth. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It is simple, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. They are fine and they look wonderful. Hijiki Seaweed & Soy Bean Simmer is something that I’ve loved my entire life.
To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have hijiki seaweed & soy bean simmer using 12 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Hijiki Seaweed & Soy Bean Simmer:
- Take 133 ml Dried soybeans
- Prepare 3 tbsp Hijiki (dried)
- Take 4 to 5 cm Carrot (medium)
- Prepare 2 Shiitake mushrooms
- Take 1 slice Aburaage
- Take 1 tbsp Sesame oil
- Get 2 tbsp Sake
- Take 2 tbsp Sugar
- Prepare 1 tsp Dashi stock granules
- Make ready 150 ml Water
- Prepare 2 tbsp Soy sauce
- Make ready 1 tbsp Mirin
Instructions to make Hijiki Seaweed & Soy Bean Simmer:
- Soak the soybeans. Fill a bowl with water and gently add the soybeans, stirring twice. Cover with lid and let it sit in room temperature overnight.
- The skins of the soybeans will also expand without breaking. Transfer the beans with the soaking water to a pot and boil on medium heat. Once it boils, reduce the heat to low and simmer for 15-20 minutes, until slightly tender. While simmering the beans, soak the hijiki seaweed in water until softened.
- Scrub the carrot and cut into 1 cm cubes. Cut the shiitake mushrooms including the stalk (chop off the tough ends) into 1 cm cubes, pour hot water over the aburaage and cut into thirds. Separate the layers of the aburaage and julienne.
- Stir-fry the carrot, shiitake mushrooms and aburaage in sesame oil. When thoroughly incorporated, add the well-drained hijiki and stir-fry.
- Next, add the drained soy beans and briskly toss the ingredients. Add sake, sugar, dashi, and water. Bring to a boil, then cover and simmer on low heat for about 10 minutes.
- Remove the lid and drizzle in the soy sauce and mirin. Cover again and simmer for about 10 more minutes.
- Remove the lid, raise the heat, and stir with chopsticks until the liquid has evaporated enough to your liking.
How to Boost Your Mood with Food
A lot of us have been taught to believe that comfort foods are bad and must be avoided. Often, if your comfort food is basically candy or other junk foods, this can be true. Other times, however, comfort foods can be completely nutritious and it’s good for you to consume them. There are several foods that really can raise your moods when you consume them. If you feel a little bit down and you need a happiness pick me up, try a few of these.
Eggs, you might be surprised to find out, are great at fighting depression. Just make sure that you don’t toss out the egg yolk. The egg yolk is the part of the egg that matters most in terms of helping elevate your mood. Eggs, the egg yolk especially, are stuffed full of B vitamins. These B vitamins are terrific for helping to boost your mood. This is because these vitamins improve the function of your brain’s neural transmitters (the parts of the brain that affect how you feel). Try eating an egg and cheer up!
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As you can see, you don’t need to stuff your face with junk food when you are wanting to feel better! Go with these hints instead!
