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Chicken Wings and Soy Beans, Blanched Lettuce with Ponzu Soy Sauce, Cold Cucumber Miso Soup (2012x28)

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Our main dish is Simmered Chicken Wings and Soybeans, very nutritious with both animal and plant protein. For the salad, lettuce is used. It is served with ponzu, a very light citrus soy sauce. A cucumber miso soup, served cold, helps to alleviate the summer heat! Chicken Wings and Soy Beans [Ingredients] *Serves 2 6 chicken wings 160g cooked soy beans 100g daikon radish 1 tsp vegetable oil for frying 1 tsp soy sauce 200ml dashi stock 50ml sake 2 tbsp sugar 1 tbsp mirin 3 tbsp soy sauce Lime peel, for garnish [Method] 1. Make cuts on the wings, rub in the soy sauce, and leave for 5 minutes. Heat the oil in a frying pan, and brown both sides of the chicken. 2. Cut the daikon radish into 1 1/2 centimeter cubes. 3. In a saucepan, place the chicken, daikon, and cooked soy beans separately, add the dashi and sake, and bring to a simmer over medium heat. 4. Skim, and add sugar and mirin. Place the drop- lid on top, and simmer for 10 minutes. 5. Then add 1/3 of the soy sauce, place the drop-lid on top, and simmer for 3 minutes. 6. Add the rest of the soy sauce for flavoring and simmer for 3 minutes. Swirl the pan to dress and shine all the ingredients with the sauce. 7. Arrange each ingredient on a plate, and garnish with a lime peel for color and aroma. Blanched Lettuce with Ponzu Soy Sauce [Ingredients] *Serves 2 1/2 head of lettuce, about 240g 1 lime 2 tbsp fruit vinegar 1 tbsp mirin 2 tbsp soy sauce 3g dried bonito shavings [Method] 1. Strain the lime juice with a tea strainer, combine with the fruit vinegar and soy sauce and mirin. 2. Tear the lettuce leaves by hand, wrap, and microwave for 3 minutes. 3. When the lettuce is has cooled, spoon the ponzu soy sauce over the top and sprinkle with dried bonito shavings. Cold Cucumber Miso Soup [Ingredients] *Serves 2 1 cucumber Salt, for rubbing cucumber 20g