Yesterday’s Total Calories: 1209
Today’s Total Calories: 1240
I made Broccoli and Shrimp with Spicy Miso Sauce tonight for dinner. It was tasty. I eyeball most things I cook but now with the calories counting thing I can tell exactly how much I used of which ingredient. I don’t have measuring cups with American measurements so I just used teaspoons and tablespoons. Those I do have for some reason. (?)
Spicy Miso Sauce
- 4 tablespoons cold water
- 2 tabelespoons shirro miso
- 1 1/2 teaspoons mirin
- 1 teaspoon honey, maple syrup, agave, or sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon hot sesame oil
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic paste
- 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
Combine in a saucepan over medium heat, stirring until combined. Cook for about 5 minutes. You can adjust the spiciness of the sauce by adding more hot sesame oil if you want, sometimes I add other spices like garam masala or taco spice. This recipe made enough to garnish two servings, but I would double this if you want to use it for 2 people. I tend to eat less of something yummy rather than more of something that’s so-so when I diet. This would be one such case.
This recipe was inspired by a special I ordered one night at the Elephant Cafe in Harajuku. It was cabbage with a spicy miso sauce, and seriously? Wow. This sauce is the closest I’ve come to mimicking it. Not quite the same but a close substitute. I use it on raw cabbage, salads, or with vegetables. Steamed broccoli is awesome with this sauce.
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