Benihana Tsutsumi-Yaki

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons white miso
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon rice wine or dry sherry
• 1 teaspoon soy sauce
• 1/2 head broccoli, broken into florets and blanched
• 1/2 small cauliflower, broken into florets and blanched
• 1/4 small cabbage, chopped into bite size pieces
• 2 cups carrots, sliced
• 1 cup onion, sliced
• 2 cups green beans
• 4 spring onions, roughly chopped
• 8 ounces bean sprouts
• 15 fresh shiitake mushrooms, sliced
• 2 sheets nori, cut into julienne strips
• 2 scallions, trimmed and thinly sliced

Directions

1. 1

   Heat the oil in a frying pan or flat grill until very hot and stir-fry vegetables and stir-fry for 2 minutes.

2. 2

   Prepare 4 parchment or aluminum foil papillotes (envelopes).

3. 3

   In a small bowl, stir together miso paste, sugar, rice wine or sherry and soy sauce until smooth.

4. 4

   Place grilled vegetables in the center half of each opened papillotes heart. Brush the miso mixture over the grilled vegetables and top with seawood and scallions.

5. 5

   Seal the packages and place them in the frying pan or on the grill. Grill for 10 to 12 minutes, or until the packages are puffed.

6. 6

   Transfer to plates and let each diner open his or her own package.