Tofu/Miso/Umeboshi(Salted Preserved Plums) Okayu

* Exported from MasterCook *

TOFU/MISO/UMEBOSHI(SALTED PRESERVED PLUMS) OKAYU

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Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Vegetables

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 c Short grained japanese style
Rice (wash thoroughly)
4 c Water
2 3 rounded tablespoon white
Miso paste (more or less to
Taste)
1 Or 2 large salted preserved
Salted plums---umeboshi (to
Taste)
1 Cake kinugoshi tofu
1 c Fresh spinach
1 c Fresh nappa cabbage
1/8 t Sake or mirin (optional)

"Okayu" - Japanese-style porridge.

While you wait for your water to boil:

Break apart tofu into little chunks (dice or just use hands) Wash spinach
well and cut into 1/4" segments Wash nappa cabbage and cut into 1/4"
segments take seed out of umeboshi and cut into small pieces

When water is at a nice rolling boil:

Add miso (make sure it completely dissolves in water) (At this stage, taste
to make sure you have enough miso in water and add more miso or water for
desired taste.) Add rice, tofu, spinach, nappa cabbage, and umeboshi Add
mirin or sake (optional)

Once the mixture come back to a nice boil, put cover on pot and reduce heat
to low simmer for 30 minutes. Stir occasionally. Cook longer if you like
a more creamier porridge.

This makes a nice replacement for soup on a cold day. If eaten as a meal,
I like to puree some raw daikon with a tiny smidgin of fresh ginger, lemon
juice, and soy sauce as a garnish on top of my okayu.

From: gif@netcom.com (John Totani). rfvc Digest V94 Issue #200 Sept. 17,
1994. Formatted by Sue Smith, S.Smith34, TXFT40A@Prodigy.com using MMCONV.



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