With my sun-dried vegetables and mushrooms, I've been enjoying making souffle-style dish.
Sun-dry vegetables (such as zucchini & asparagus), as well as my usual sun-dry mushrooms are packed with developed umami flavors. The texture becomes much nicer after 1-2 days of sun-bathing.
So, what I came up with was...first, I saute and steam-fry these sun-dried veggies & mushrooms with onion and garlic. Then, I add boiled potatoes and kale.
Once all the vegetables are cooked, I put them in a food processor along with my home-brew sakekasu & shio-koji to puree! Then, the pureed vegetables are mixed with eggs, shredded Gruyere cheese, and some nutmeg.
The mixture is put in a baking dish and cooked in oven for 25-30 minutes at 450F.
My umami-packed vegetable souffle is served with 4:1:1 (Greek yogurt/ shio-koji/ amazake) sauce. Heavenly.
Here's my recipe:
Sun-dried Vegetable Souffle
Ingredients
2 medium-size (about 6 oz) zucchini, sliced and sun-dried for 1 full day
8 oz asparagus, cut and sun-dried for 1 full day
6 oz king oyster mushrooms, sliced and sun-dried for 1 full day
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 oz onion, thinly-sliced
2 cloves garlic, thinly-sliced
2 tablespoons sake
3-4 oz kale, sliced
10 oz potatoes boiled
1 tablespoon shio-koji
2 oz Swiss cheese, grated
3 eggs
a pinch nutmeg
Procedure
1. In a saute pan, saute onion and garlic in olive oil until the onion is soft. Add zucchini, asparagus, mushrooms, and stir. Add sake and cover. Let them steam-fry for 3-4 minutes.
2. Uncover and add kale and cooked potatoes. Cover again and steam-fry until kale is cooked through. *Add some water if necessary.
3. Once the moisture is reduced down to almost nothing, turn off the heat. Let them cool down for 5-10 minutes.
4. Transfer the cooked vegetables to a food processor and puree.
5. In a large bowl, whisk eggs and add a pinch of nutmeg. Add the pureed mixture and stir well. Add the cheese and stir again.
6. Transfer the mixture to a large-enough baking dish and cook in the 450F oven for 25-30 minutes or until it's done.
7. Serve with "4:1:1" sauce (mentioned above), or your choice of accompaniment(s).
Happy koji life.
