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Okra with Bonito Flakes (Okaka-ae)
Serves 2 · About 10 min
Quickly boiled okra, cut and tossed with bonito flakes and soy sauce. A sticky, slimy side dish.
① Prep→② Boil quickly→③ Chill and cut→④ Toss with bonito flakes
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How to make it
1
Prep (trim the caps and rub with salt)
- Quickly rinse the okra in water
- On the cutting board, cut a little off the tips of the stems. Thinly peel off the hard part around the stem (the cap) with a knife, all the way around
- Line up the okra on the cutting board, sprinkle with 1/2 tsp salt, and roll them while pressing lightly with your palm
How to tell it's doneThe fuzz on the surface (tiny hairs) is gone, and they do not feel prickly.
2
Boil quickly
- Put 1 L water in a pot and bring to a boil over high heat
- Add the okra with the salt still on and boil for 1 min 30 sec
How to tell it's doneThe okra turns bright green.
Be carefulIf you boil too long, the color gets dull and they get too soft. Time it.
3
Chill and cut
- Fill a bowl with water
- Drain the okra in a colander in the sink (careful not to get burned by the steam), and put them right away in the bowl of water to cool
- When cool, pat dry and cut 1 cm wide on the cutting board
How to tell it's doneYou can see white seeds in the cut sides, which are shaped like stars.
4
Toss with bonito flakes
- Put the okra in a bowl, add 2 tsp soy sauce and 1 bag of bonito flakes, and mix
- Taste it. If the flavor is weak, add 1/2 tsp soy sauce
- Serve
ReadyThe bonito flakes have soaked up the soy sauce and cling to all the okra.
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If it didn't work out
The color is brownish, and they are limpBoiled too long. Next time, drain at 1 min 30 sec and cool in water right away.
They feel pricklyNot rubbed enough with salt in step 1. Next time, roll them so salt gets all over.
The flavor is weak or wateryThey were not patted dry in step 3. Add 1/2 tsp soy sauce.
The caps are hardSome of the hard part around the stem was left. Next time, peel all the way around thinly with a knife.
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