Japanese · Salad

Shirazu-ae Tangy White Salad

Name: Shirazu-ae Tangy White Salad
Total time: 2 h 40 min
Yield: Serves 4 as a small side
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 7 dried shiitake mushrooms; 120 ml dashi; 3 tbsp dark (koikuchi) soy sauce; 2 tbsp mirin; 1 tsp sugar; 1 Japanese cucumber (or half a large Western cucumber, peeled and seeded); 1½ tbsp salt, dissolved in 240 ml water; ½ medium carrot, scraped; 1 piece konnyaku (devil's tongue jelly), about 250 g; 120 ml dashi; 1 tsp salt; 2 tsp sugar; 2 tbsp dark (koikuchi) soy sauce; 115 g chicken breast tenderloins; 300 g firm (cotton) tofu, 1 block; 2 tbsp white sesame paste (or white sesame seeds); 1½ tbsp sugar; 1 tbsp light (usukuchi) soy sauce; 1 tbsp rice vinegar; ½ tbsp mirin; finely chopped shiso leaf, grated fresh ginger, grated yuzu or lemon zest, or a kinome sprig

Soy-glazed shiitake, salt-wilted cucumber, and carrot and konnyaku simmered in seasoned dashi, each prepared so its flavour runs deep, then tossed at the last moment in a creamy, slightly sour dressing of sieved tofu and sesame.

YieldServes 4 as a small side
Hands-on55 min
Total2 h 40 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

mushrooms

7dried shiitake mushrooms
120 mldashi
3 tbspdark (koikuchi) soy sauce
2 tbspmirin
1 tspsugar

cucumber

1Japanese cucumber (or half a large Western cucumber, peeled and seeded)
1½ tbspsalt, dissolved in 240 ml water

carrot and konnyaku

½medium carrot, scraped
1 piecekonnyaku (devil's tongue jelly), about 250 g
120 mldashi
1 tspsalt
2 tspsugar
2 tbspdark (koikuchi) soy sauce

115 gchicken breast tenderloinsoptional

white dressing

300 gfirm (cotton) tofu, 1 block
2 tbspwhite sesame paste (or white sesame seeds)
1½ tbspsugar
1 tbsplight (usukuchi) soy sauce
1 tbsprice vinegar
½ tbspmirin

garnish (choose one)

to tastefinely chopped shiso leaf, grated fresh ginger, grated yuzu or lemon zest, or a kinome sprig

Diet

Pescatarian

Contains

Gluten
Soy
Fish
Sesame
Sulfites
Bonito
Legumes (any)
Wheat
Rice
Citrus fruits (any)
Lemon
Yuzu
Cucumber
Carrot
Ginger
Konjac
Perilla (shiso)
Sichuan pepper
Mushrooms (any)
Shiitake
Mold-ripened and koji-fermented foods
Seaweed (any)
Kombu
Poultry and birds (any)
Chicken
Histamine (aged and fermented foods)
Alcohol

Taste

Sweet
Sour / bright
Salty
Umami / savory
Richness / fat
Herbal / fresh
Aromatic spice

Texture

Creamy

Equipment

Stovetop

Season

Any season

Occasion

Entertaining

Effort

45–90 min active
1–3 hours total
Difficulty 3
Needs advance prep
Make-ahead friendly

Nutrition

Calories: moderate
Protein: moderate
Carbs: high
Fat: low
Fiber: high
Sodium: high

Budget

Budget: low

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