Shiraae is a way of cooking - mixing lightly-cooked vegetables with crumbled tofu, miso, and sesame seeds.
Green Bean Shiraae
Green Bean Shiraae is a traditional Japanese dish that combines lightly-cooked vegetables with crumbled tofu, miso, and sesame seeds. Commonly, spinach and green beans are used for this dish.
Ingredients
- 2 cups green beans (cut off the end)
- ¼ firm tofu
Directions
- Gather all the ingredients.
- Cut and take ¼ of tofu out from the package and place it on a plate for at least 15 minutes so that it will dehydrate. Then crumble the tofu into smaller pieces with your hands. For the rest of tofu, keep in a airtight container and pour water until it covers the tofu. Keep in the fridge and use it within a few days.
- Boil green beans until tender (please don’t overcook) and drain well. Cut into half.
- Grind sesame seeds and add miso, sugar and soy sauce.
- Combine green beans, crumbled tofu and sesame mixture all together. Serve cold or room temperature.
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