Vegan/Vegetarian Recipe: Japanese-style String Beans and Tofu Recipe

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Here is a simple and popular Japanese recipe that can please anyone, vegans, vegetarians and omnivores alike: String Beans and Tofu!

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Servings: 2
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Ingredients

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  • String Beans, 5~6
  • Tofu: half a block
  • Miso (of your choice), 1 teaspoon
  • Mirin/sweet sake, half a teaspoon
  • Sugar, half a teaspoon
  • Freshly crushed Sesame seeds (do it in a mortar with pestle)

Directions

  1. -Drain water form tofu and roughly mix with miso, mirin and sugar.
  2. -Peel away strings if any, cut beans into 4cm trunks and boil for 40 seconds. The beans should still be a bit crispy. Drain and let cool.
  3. -Drop beans into tofu. Mix roughly with a spoon, cutting the tofu into small bits as in above pic.
  4. -Sprinkle with sesame powder before serving.
  5. Enjoy!
  6. Naturally, this could be one of a whole plate of vegan/vegetarian snacks.
  7. One can also add lightly boiled carrots. The combinations are endless!

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Nutrition Facts

Amount Per Serving %DV
Serving Size 82g
Recipe makes 2 servings
Calories 135  
Calories from Fat 103 76%
Total Fat 11.56g 14%
Saturated Fat 3.32g 13%
Trans Fat 0.0g  
Cholesterol 11mg 4%
Sodium 134mg 6%
Potassium 127mg 4%
Total Carbs 4.21g 1%
Dietary Fiber 0.2g 1%
Sugars 1.91g 1%
Protein 4.12g 7%
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