Ingredients
- String Beans, 5~6
- Tofu: half a block
- Miso (of your choice), 1 teaspoon
- Mirin/sweet sake, half a teaspoon
- Sugar, half a teaspoon
- Freshly crushed Sesame seeds (do it in a mortar with pestle)
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Vegan/Vegetarian Recipe: Japanese-style String Beans and Tofu
Time: 2~ minutes prep, 5~ minutes cook
Servings: 2
Directions
- -Drain water form tofu and roughly mix with miso, mirin and sugar.
- -Peel away strings if any, cut beans into 4cm trunks and boil for 40 seconds. The beans should still be a bit crispy. Drain and let cool.
- -Drop beans into tofu. Mix roughly with a spoon, cutting the tofu into small bits as in above pic.
- -Sprinkle with sesame powder before serving.
- Enjoy!
- Naturally, this could be one of a whole plate of vegan/vegetarian snacks.
- One can also add lightly boiled carrots. The combinations are endless!
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Summary
Here is a simple and popular Japanese recipe that can please anyone, vegans, vegetarians and omnivores alike: String Beans and Tofu!
