Name: Tofu/miso/umeboshi(Salted Preserved Plums) Okayu
Ingredients: 1 c Short grained japanese style; Rice (wash thoroughly); 4 c Water; 2 3 rounded tablespoon white; Miso paste (more or less to; Taste); 1 Or 2 large salted preserved; Salted plums---umeboshi (to; Taste); 1 Cake kinugoshi tofu; 1 c Fresh spinach; 1 c Fresh nappa cabbage; 1/8 ts Sake or mirin (optional)

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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains	Japanese	Veg-cook, Sept.	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	c	Short grained japanese style
		Rice (wash thoroughly)
4	c	Water
2		3 rounded tablespoon white
		Miso paste (more or less to
		Taste)
1		Or 2 large salted preserved
		Salted plums—umeboshi (to
		Taste)
1		Cake kinugoshi tofu
1	c	Fresh spinach
1	c	Fresh nappa cabbage
1/8	ts	Sake or mirin (optional)

INSTRUCTIONS

"Okayu" - Japanese-style porridge.
While you wait for your water to boil:
Break apart tofu into little chunks (dice or just use hands) Wash spinach
well and cut into 1/4" segments Wash nappa cabbage and cut into 1/4"
segments take seed out of umeboshi and cut into small pieces
When water is at a nice rolling boil:
Add miso (make sure it completely dissolves in water) (At this stage, taste
to make sure you have enough miso in water and add more miso or water for
desired taste.) Add rice, tofu, spinach, nappa cabbage, and umeboshi Add
mirin or sake (optional)
Once the mixture come back to a nice boil, put cover on pot and reduce heat
to low simmer for 30 minutes.  Stir occasionally.  Cook longer if you like
a more creamier porridge.
This makes a nice replacement for soup on a cold day.  If eaten as a meal,
I like to puree some raw daikon with a tiny smidgin of fresh ginger, lemon
juice, and soy sauce as a garnish on top of my okayu.
From: gif@netcom.com (John Totani).  rfvc Digest V94 Issue #200 Sept. 17,
1994. Formatted by Sue Smith, S.Smith34, TXFT40A@Prodigy.com using MMCONV.
File ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/vegcook2.zip

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