Miso Stir-fry

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 tablespoon dried hijiki seaweed (soak in 3/4 cup hot water-save the water!) or 1 tablespoon arame seaweed (soak in 3/4 cup hot water-save the water!)
• 1 medium onion (cut in half and sliced thin)
• 1 tablespoon fresh ginger (minced)
• 3 garlic cloves (pressed)
• 1 medium carrot (peeled and sliced thing-i julienned mine)
• 2 cups broccoli florets (cut into 1/2 inch pieces)
• 1 cup green cabbage (i used savoy and cut it thin)
• 4 ounces tofu (i used the firm light kind-cut into 1/2 inch cubes)
• 2 tablespoons light miso
• 2 tablespoons tamari (or soy sauce)
• 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
• salt and pepper
• 1 teaspoon sesame seeds (roasted)
• 1 cup water
• 1 tablespoon arrowroot
• 1 teaspoon honey

Recipe

• 1 for the stir-fry:.
• 2 chop the onion and press the garlic. let them sit for 5-10 minutes to bring out their health promoting benefits.
• 3 rinse and soak the hijiki or arame seaweed in 3/4 cup of hot water, and chop up the rest of your veggies.
• 4 after 10 minutes, squeeze the hijiki out and save the liquid.
• 5 heat 1 tablespoons of the saved seaweed liquid in a large wok or saute pan and add the onions and carrots. stir fry in the liquid over medium high for 2 minutes. stir constantly.
• 6 add the garlic and ginger. continue to stir constantly. the ginger might stick but don't worry, it will be fine when more liquid is added.
• 7 after 2 minutes add the broccoli, stir fry for 2 more minutes.
• 8 add the cabbage. dissolve the miso in 2 tablespoons of the seaweed water. add the tamari, rice wine vinegar, hijiki or arame, and tofu.
• 9 continue stir frying for another 2 minutes, stirring constantly. add the salt and pepper.
• 10 remove from the saute pan and put in a nice dish with the gravy if using.
• 11 sprinkle with the sesame seeds and serve.
• 12 for the gravy(if using):.
• 13 mix one tablespoons of arrowroot flour with one cup cold water. bring the left over liquid that is in the saute pan to a boil and add 1 teaspoons honey . add the arrowroot flour liquid and using a whisk stir until thickened.
• 14 pour over the top of the sir-fry before you add the sesame seeds.
• 15 rice would be great with this dish.
• 16 bon appetit!