Stir-fried Pumpkin and Green Pepper with Sesame
I've wanted to make something like this for a long time, but the flavors would always end up scattered or bland, so I gave up, thinking that stir-fried vegetables were just impossible for me, Ayumi...😩
But (*’д’*)☝️✨
This one makes me want to gobble up my rice🍚✨♬
The flavor of the sesame paste is the key. A small amount of paste adds richness and brings the vegetables together beautifully✨ A stir-fry with a good kick of salt is truly delicious (*//艸//)💓
🫑Stir-fried Pumpkin and Green Pepper with Sesame🫑
〚Ingredients〛(Serves 3-4)
Pumpkin 100g
Green pepper 60g
(40g net weight after removing seeds and stems)
Fresh shiitake mushrooms 3 pieces
Deep-fried tofu (abura-age) 1 piece
Mixed oil 1 tbsp + 1/2 tbsp
Salt 3/4 tsp
Sake 2 tbsp
White sesame paste 10g
〚Instructions〛
1. Cut the pumpkin into 2.5cm widths, then into 5mm thick wedges. Cut the green pepper into bite-sized irregular pieces, and slice the fresh shiitake mushrooms thinly. Cut the deep-fried tofu into 8 pieces, then cut those in half to make triangles.
2. Heat 1 tbsp of oil in a frying pan, add the pumpkin, and stir-fry patiently over medium heat until cooked through.
Let's stir-fry it nice and slow.
3. Once the pumpkin in step 2 is cooked, add 1/2 tbsp of oil, then add the shiitake mushrooms and green pepper and stir-fry quickly. Add the deep-fried tofu and stir-fry as well.
It's not the triangles from the recipe!
4. Sprinkle salt and sake over the mixture from step 3, and finally add the white sesame paste and coat everything evenly.
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Today's deep-fried tofu was from the freezer, and the green pepper was one that had been left all alone in the vegetable drawer. It was a bit old and wilted!
But lately, I've been gradually mastering the culinary art of using up vegetables systematically.
Every day is a "stormy first attempt," but thanks to the Future Food Tsubutsubu cooking techniques, my repertoire is growing rapidly, and I've started being able to use up even the leftover bits of vegetables without wasting anything.
Could this mean... I'm slowly becoming one of those "super housewives" that must be everywhere in the world?🐰✨
I did it!
Ayumi☽
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Ayumi☽