Walnut miso (vegan)

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Walnut miso (vegan)

Japanese sweet and salty miso paste with walnuts and a bit of sesame.

Ingredient

65 g

Powdered raw sugar(kokutou) or brown sugar

1 Tsp

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

Pan roast the walnuts with low heat. Also do the same with white sesame seeds. Set aside.

* Step 2

In a food processor, put half amount of walnuts and all the sesame and pulse until powdery(3-4pulses). Crush the remaining walnuts into small chunks with fork.(this is for the texture)

* Step 3

Throw in miso, sugar and Mirin in a small cooking pot. Heat with the lowest heat constantly mixing with spoon until shiny. Then take out from heat.

* Step 4

Throw in all the nuts in the pot adding agave syrup and mix well.

* Step 5

Save in a container. It will last for a couple of weeks in fridge. It will last months when frozen.

* Step 6

《How to eat》Put on top of grilled eggplant or grilled tofu. Mix a little bit of this walnut miso with boiled green beans or spinach adding a little bit of soy sauce. Mix with mayonnaise and make a dip sauce for stick salad. Spread on a rice ball or mochi. Brend into bread dough. Also could add a little bit of chili pepper for your preference. The picture is kombu stock braised daikon radish with this miso.