[Joubisai / Bento stash] Meat-stuffed atsuage* -- Good for bento.
Source: https://cookpad.com/recipe/4130498 (see recipe for more pictures & video)
“Moderately-priced atsuage is finished into a hearty dish.”
Ingredients (4 pc)
Dried shiitake mushrooms, 2
Negi, 1 [or 2 green onions]
☆ Dashi broth (mixed with soaking water from the shiitake), 300cc
Rehydrate the mushrooms. (Soak in about 100-150cc of warm water.)
Take the atsuage, and cut a slit in each triangle with a knife or kitchen scissors.
Scoop a little bit of tofu out of the middle of each triangle.
Mince the rehydrated shiitake and the negi.
Put the ground chicken in a bowl and mix with the ◆ ingredients until everything sticks together.
Once it’s all stuck together, add the minced negi and shiitake and egg yolk, and mix thoroughly.
Divide the meat mixture into 4 equal portions, and stuff each one into atsuage.
Sprinkle a little bit of flour onto the meat mixture where it’s stuffed into the atsuage.
In a frying pan, fry lightly until done.
Mix the ☆ ingredients and then add to the pan. Simmer until most of the liquid is gone.
It helps a lot for bento!
Tips: If you don’t have dried shiitake, fresh is OK too. You could also add carrot for some color. If you’re using dried shiitake, definitely use the soaking water.
Origin of this recipe: Because I love atsuage ♡
Translation notes
*Atsuage is thick-fried tofu, which you can buy in Japanese grocery stores or make by deep-frying tofu at home.