Simmered String Seaweed

(Arame no Nitsuke)





36g dried string seaweed (arame)
1 carrot (ninjin)
1 sheet fried bean curd (aburaage)
   1
1  cup bonito and kelp soup(dashi)
 3
2 tbsp sake arame
2 tbsp sugar (satou)
 1
1  tbsp soy sauce (shouyu)
 2
 1
1  tbsp light soy sauce (usukuchi)
 2
2 tbsp mirin
1 tbsp sesame oil (goma-abura)

1. Soak string seaweed in water for 10 ro 15 minutes. Wash string seaweed and drain off the water.
2. Soak fried bean curd in hot water and cut into 3 mm thin.
3. Wash the carrot, peel the skin and cut into 5 mm rectangles.
4. Heat sesame oil in a pot and fry sting seaweed. Add the fried bean curd and the carrot, and fry for a while.
5. Add the bonito and kelp soup, and bring to a boil. Add sugar, sake, soy sauce, light soy sauce, and mirin. Reduce the heat until all the liquid is decreaced to 1/4.

Serves 4