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Here is a cut and paste of a recipe I posted in Mediterranean... for seaweed soup.Originally Posted by olivia627
Wow, thanks Jayde! Yes, the tofu, soybean paste, chili paste, seaweed & fresh greens all sound quite refreshing and would be a welcome change to my same ol same ol food choices.
ingredients:
dried miyok (wakame seaweed) About the size of a fist if you could ball it up.
about4 tablespoons chopped lean beef (the beef should be fairly tiny pieces) chopped garlic... maybe 3 cloves
1/2 to 1 tsp sesame salt (roasted sesame seeds freshly ground with a sea salt)
a teaspoon or so of sesame oil or olive oil be generous but don't overdo it
black pepper to taste
6 cups of water or weak beef broth...(homemade broth...if you don't have it water is fine)
1. Soak the miyok (wakame seaweed) in water for about an hour. It will poof up ten times it's volume so be conservative when you decide how much to soak. Discard the water.. rinse once then cut up into 2 inches pieces.. (I usually cut them into bigger pieces but most people prefer them small.)
2. In a small bowl (or directly in a large pan) mix the beef with garlic, sesame salt, oil, and black pepper. Sear it in the bottom of the pan you will use to make the soup. You just want to brown the meat not cook it through.. careful not to overdo it or the garlic will become bitter.
3. Add the seaweed cook it for a minute or two stirring the whole time. Then add the 6 cups of stock or water. Boil on medium heat for at least 30 minutes. The seaweed should be tender. I also add small cubes of tofu.. about the size of large dice. Usually I cook it a lot longer than this. Just be sure too much of the broth doesn't evaporate because you can't just add water at the end like you can other soups as you don't want to dilute the broth which should have taken on a sort of creamy color and taste from the seaweed.
Check for taste. If it needs more salt add sea salt but bring back to a boil.
We eat this with steamed rice and kimchi.
Seaweed is one of the healthiest things you could eat on this planet. With the added tofu it gives it a little different taste, texture, and look. As an added plus this soup is sooooooooooooo easy!