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SOYQUICK Soy Milk Maker - OKARA Recipes

UNOHANA:Okara simmered with Vegetables

Okara
Okara is a deliciously nutritious remnant of soymilk making with your SoyQuick Automatic Soymilk Maker. Many people don't realize that the pulp that is left behind after grinding the soybeans is a highly nutritious product that contains plenty of soluble and insoluble fibre as well as a modest amount of protein.

Since the okara produced with your soymilk maker is already cooked, you can use it immediately in your favourite recipe, or freeze it for later use. It will keep 2 or 3 days in the refrigerator, or up to 4 or 5 months in the freezer.

Okara, like tofu, has little flavour on its own; however, here are just a few of the ways you can give okara delicious flavour.

UNOHANA: okara simmered with vegetables

Unohana is another name for okara, but it is also the name of one of the most popular dishes using okara. Like shira-ae and iri-dofu this can be made with what you happen to have on hand. The vegetables need to be blanched or reconstituted before cooking.

Ingredients

300 to 400 grams okara
vegetables (popular choices include various greens, carrot, burdock root, scallions, shiitake, even aburage, konnyaku or ground meats)
2 Tablespoons sugar
2 Tablespoons soy sauce
2 Tablespoons sake
1 1/2 cups dashi
salt
1 1/2 T oil

Method
1. Heat the oil in a small frying pan over medium heat, add the okara and prepared vegetables and sauté until just wilted.

2. Add the sugar, soy sauce, sake, dashi and salt to taste and simmer until the liquid evaporates.

3. Season to taste. This is best served either at room temperature or cold.

8 side dish servings