Trials and tribulations of an American English teacher in rural Japan. Do you know how many blogs JUST LIKE THIS there are? Quite a few. It'd probably be best to skip this one.

Tuesday, October 10, 2006

お料理(厚揚げ・鶏肉・ピーマンのみそいため)

Time for more food from Nintendo. This one could be made veggie by leaving out the chicken and adding more vegetables, or else just serving with a lot of rice, maybe? Just trying to be equal-opportunity here.



Deep-Fried Tofu, Chicken, and Bell Pepper Miso Stir-Fry

Yield: 1

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 pieces fried tofu triangles
• 40 g chicken breast
• 1/2 green bell pepper
• 1/2 red bell pepper
• 1/3 cm fresh ginger
• 1 cm scallion
• 1/2 tsp sesame seeds
• 3/4 tbsp salad oil
• 1/4 tsp Chinese soup stock granules
• 1 1/2 tbsp water
• 1 tsp red miso
• 1/2 tbsp sugar
• 1/4 tbsp sake
• 1/3 tbsp soy sauce

Preparation:

In a small bowl, mix together 1/4 tsp Chinese soup stock granules, 1 1/2 tbsp water, 1 tsp red miso, 1/2 tbsp sugar, 1/4 tbsp sake, and 1/3 tbsp soy sauce. Set aside.

Remove the seeds and cores of the bell peppers (1/2 green, 1/2 red). Cut each into bite-sized pieces. Peel the 1/3 cm fresh ginger and mince finely. Mince the 1 cm scallion finely. Set aside.

Add some water to a pot and turn on the heat. Once hot, pour the water over the 1 1/2 pieces fried tofu in a collander. Cut the tofu into bite-sized pieces. Cut the 40 g chicken breast into bite-sized pieces. Set aside.

Add 3/4 tbsp salad oil to a frying pan and set on medium heat. Add the ginger and scallion, then cook until they begin to smell strongly. Add the chicken and cook until it just begins to change color. Add the fried tofu and stir carefully. Add the bell peppers and cook until the chicken is completely done. Add the soup stock mixture and cook until everything is heated.

Transfer everything to a plate, and top with 1/2 tsp sesame seeds.

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I added two pieces of fried tofu, twice the amount of chicken called for, and served with a lot of rice. It was really too much food, but I managed to eat it all the same. I have to eat huge meals sometimes to use meat and other ingredients before they go bad. Tasted decent, though, so give it a try!

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