Miso Stir-Fry

(from teacherrap’s recipe box)

Serve with Brown Rice

Source: RecipeThing user Bridgette

Prep time: 25 minutes
Serves 6 people

Categories: entre, not tried

Ingredients

  • 1 TBS dried hijiki* or arame seaweed, soaked* in 3/4 cup warm water (save water)
  • 1 medium onion, cut in half and sliced thick
  • 1 TBS minced fresh ginger
  • 3 cloves garlic, pressed
  • 1 medium sized carrot, peeled and sliced very thin
  • 2 cups small broccoli florets, about 1/2-inch pieces
  • 1 cup shredded green cabbage
  • 4 oz firm light tofu, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
  • 2 TBS light miso
  • 2 TBS tamari (soy sauce)
  • 2 TBS rice vinegar
  • salt and white pepper to taste
  • 1 tsp toasted sesame seeds

Directions

  1. Chop onion and press garlic and let sit for 5-10 minutes to bring out their health-promoting benefits.

  2. Rinse and soak hijiki or arame seaweed in about 3/4 cup hot water, and chop rest of the vegetables. After about 10 minutes squeeze hijiki to remove excess water. Save the water.

  3. Heat 1TBS of seaweed water in a stainless steel wok, or large skillet. Healthy Stir-Fry onion and carrots in seaweed water over medium-high heat, for 2 minutes, stirring constantly.

  4. Add garlic and ginger. Continue to stir constantly. Ginger may stick a little to the pan. Don’t worry about it. It will come up when liquid is added. After about 2 minutes add broccoli. Stir-fry for another 2 minutes.

  5. Add cabbage, miso dissolved in 2 TBS seaweed water, tamari, rice vinegar, hijiki or arame, and tofu.

  6. Continue stir-frying for another 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Add salt and pepper. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and serve.

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