Stir-Fried Green Peppers with Bonito Flakes

Name: Stir-Fried Green Peppers with Bonito Flakes
Total time: 10 min
Yield: Serves 2
Ingredients: Green bell pepper (piman) 4; Bonito flakes (small bags) 1 pack (2–3 g); Sesame oil 2 tsp; Soy sauce 2 tsp; Mirin (sweet rice seasoning) 1 tsp

🥗 Lighter 🍱 For a bento

Serves 2 · About 10 min
Thin strips of green pepper stir-fried in sesame oil, seasoned with soy sauce and bonito flakes. A quick side dish.

① Cut the peppers→② Stir-fry→③ Soy sauce and mirin→④ Mix in the bonito flakes

What to buy

Vegetables

Green bell pepper (piman)4

Seasonings & dry goods

Bonito flakes (small bags)1 pack (2–3 g)

Check what you already have

Sesame oil2 tspSoy sauce2 tspMirin (sweet rice seasoning)1 tsp

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How to make it

Cut the peppers into thin strips

About 4 min

Wash the peppers, pat dry, and cut in half lengthwise on the cutting board
Pull out the stem and seeds by hand. Remove the white ribs inside too
Put them cut-side down and cut lengthwise into thin strips 5 mm wide

How to tell it's doneAll 4 peppers are cut into strips, with no seeds left.

Stir-fry the peppers

Medium heatAbout 2 min

Heat 2 tsp sesame oil in a frying pan over medium heat
Add the peppers and stir-fry, mixing with cooking chopsticks

How to tell it's doneThe peppers turn bright green and get a little soft.

Season with soy sauce and mirin

Medium heatAbout 30 sec

Add 2 tsp soy sauce and 1 tsp mirin
Mix to coat everything

How to tell it's doneAlmost no liquid is left at the bottom of the pan.

Mix in the bonito flakes

Heat offAbout 30 sec

Turn off the heat, add 1 packet of bonito flakes and mix
Taste it. If the flavor is weak, add a few drops of soy sauce

ReadyThe bonito flakes are stuck all over the peppers.

📚 Learn more about this dish

🥬 Ingredient guide

Sesame oil Katsuobushi (bonito flakes)Mirin Shoyu (soy sauce)

🔪 Cutting & cooking tips

Heat levels (high, medium, low)Hoso-giri (thin strips)

If it didn't work out

The peppers are mushyCooked too long. Season as soon as they turn bright green.

It's bitterWhite ribs or seeds were left in. Next time, remove them carefully by hand.

The bonito flakes burnedYou added them with the heat still on. Add them after turning off the heat.

The flavor is weakAdd soy sauce a few drops at a time and taste each time.

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