Very Tasty Natto Oyaki (Vegetable Fritters)
- 2 large Potatoes
- 1 pack Natto
- 1 cup of both chopped and mixed Japanese leek and green onion
- 1 of torn pieces Nori seaweed
- 2 heaped teaspoons Plain flour
- 1 tsp Usukuchi soy sauce
- 1 Vegetable oil or sesame oil for frying
- 1 Soy sauce
- 1 Shichimi spice
- These are the ingredients you need for the batter.
- You can add any other ingredients you like.
- For nori seaweed, use the seasoned, toasted or Korean-style variety.
- Peel the potatoes and grate into a colander.
- Press gently on top to squeeze out the excess liquid.
- Leave the potato liquid to stand for several minutes until the starch sinks to the bottom.
- Remove the liquid and add the starch to the batter.
- Add some flour and mix all the ingredients well.
- Note: You don't actually need to add any flour as natto makes the batter firm without it.
- Add the seasonings and stir well.
- Add the sachet of mustard attached to the natto pack.
- Heat a generous amount of oil in a frying pan.
- Fry both sides of the batter over medium heat until golden and crispy.
- You're all done!
- It takes five minutes or so to prepare and serve these oyaki.
- Just grate the potatoes!
- Mix them with the other ingredients.
- Fry until crispy.
- These are golden brown and springy oyaki.
- Serve with plenty of green onion.
- Eat with shichimi spice and soy sauce!
potatoes, pack natto, mixed japanese, flour, soy sauce, vegetable oil, soy sauce, shichimi
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/170007-very-tasty-natto-oyaki-vegetable-fritters (may not work)