Japanese

Hijiki no Nimono (Simmered Hijiki with Carrot and Soybeans)

Name: Hijiki no Nimono (Simmered Hijiki with Carrot and Soybeans)
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 1/2 cup hijiki; 1 carrots; 1 aburaage; 1 cup dashi stock; 2 tbsp soy sauce; 1 tbsp mirin; 1 tbsp sugar

Kenji @kenji_notebook

Hijiki no Nimono (Simmered Hijiki with Carrot and Soybeans) is Japanese home cooking, eaten at lunch, dinner, and breakfast. On the plate it is the cooked vegetable. Below is what usually sits beside it, what it does and does not contain, and what else to cook once you have made it.

25 min Easy High fiber Dairy free

Ingredients

Serves

The quantities follow this count.

1/2 cup hijiki
1 carrots
1 aburaage
1 cup dashi stock
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp mirin
1 tbsp sugar

How to cook it

Soak the hijiki in water until softened, about 15 minutes, then drain.
Cut the carrot into thin matchsticks and the aburaage into thin strips.
Combine everything with the dashi, soy sauce, mirin, and sugar in a small pot.
Simmer uncovered, stirring now and then, until the liquid is mostly absorbed, about 12 minutes.

Watch how to cook Hijiki no Nimono (Simmered Hijiki with Carrot and Soybeans)

Someone making it start to finish, so you can see what the steps look like.

大豆の水煮＆大豆とひじきの煮物の作り方♪少し時間はかかりますが行程は簡単！冷凍出来るので好きな時色々なものに使えて便利です。作り置きにも便利な大豆とひじきの煮物もご紹介。 Play the video

Serve it with

A Japanese dinner is a plate rather than a single dish. These are the courses that normally sit beside Hijiki no Nimono (Simmered Hijiki with Carrot and Soybeans), read from the same composition Dinejot builds a real meal from.

The dish at the centre
- Buri Daikon (Yellowtail and Daikon Simmer)
  
  30 min
Something to sip
- Asari no Osuimono (Clear Clam Soup)
  
  15 min
What it is eaten with
- Genmai Gohan (Steamed Brown Rice)
  
  45 min
The sharp little thing
- Beni Shoga (Red Pickled Ginger)
  
  2 min

Safe at your table

Dinejot tracks ten allergens and tags every one of them by hand, so the absences below are as deliberate as the presences. Hijiki no Nimono (Simmered Hijiki with Carrot and Soybeans) carries gluten, soy, and fish. It is free of the remaining 7 allergens on that list.

Every tracked allergen in Hijiki no Nimono (Simmered Hijiki with Carrot and Soybeans)
Allergen	In this dish	Cook this instead
Peanuts	No
Tree nuts	No
Dairy	No
Gluten	Yes	Ninjin Shirishiri (Carrot and Egg Stir-Fry with Tuna)
Shellfish	No
Eggs	No
Soy	Yes	Ninjin Shirishiri (Carrot and Egg Stir-Fry with Tuna)
Fish	Yes	Horenso no Goma-ae (Spinach with Sesame Dressing)
Sesame	No
Coconut	No

These tags are set by a person rather than inferred from an ingredient list, and they describe the recipe as written here. Read the labels on whatever you actually buy.

What it brings to the plate

Estimated, per serving

Calories: 60 kcal
Protein: 2 g
Carbs: 8 g
Fat: 2 g
Fiber: 2 g
Sugar: 3 g
Sodium: 450 mg
Saturated fat: 0 g

Estimated values. Actual nutrition varies with ingredients, brands, and how you cook.

When to cook it

Hijiki no Nimono (Simmered Hijiki with Carrot and Soybeans) takes about 25 minutes from a cold stove to the table, and the cooking itself is easy going. It is eaten at lunch, dinner, and breakfast. Nothing in the calendar rules it out, so it is a year round dish.