Serves: 5
Total Calories: 213

6 - 8 shiitake mushrooms (half-dollar size), slivered
2 cups water, divided
1 medium round onion or green onions, slivered
1 teaspoon sesame oil
pinch sea salt
1/4 cup low-sodium soy sauce
2 - 4 tablespoons maple syrup
1 1/2 cups bamboo shoots
1 (3-ounce) package cellophane noodles, soaked in 2 cups boiling water
2 - 3 carrots, sliced into matchsticks
4 cups watercress
2 -3 cups mung bean sprouts
4 cups won bok cabbage
1/2 block tofu (about 6 ounces)

Rinse the shiitake mushrooms and soak in 1 cup of water. Save the water for sukiyaki stock.

Sauté slivered onions and slivered mushrooms in remaining 1 cup water and sesame oil. Sprinkle some sea salt to prevent sticking. Add mushroom water and season to taste with low-sodium soy sauce and maple syrup. Add bamboo shoots to mixture, bring to a boil, and simmer at a low boil. Add soaked and drained cellophane noodles to mixture. Sprinkle julienned carrots. Layer watercress, bean sprouts, won bok, and tofu. Cover and allow layers of vegetables to be steamed.


Fun Fact: Aloha, pronounced ah-LO-ha, is a Hawaiian greeting, but means so much more than hello and goodbye. Aloha is the way people treat each other, a way of life, and a state of mind. Known as the Aloha State, Hawaii is a string of 137 islands encompassing a land area of 6,422.6 square miles in the Pacific Ocean about 2,400 miles from the west coast of the continental United States. Stretching from northwest to southeast, the eight major islands are: Ni‘ihau (Nee-ee-how), Kaua‘i (ka-Wah-ee), O‘ahu (Oh-Wa-who), Moloka‘i (mo-lo-Kah-ee), Lana‘i (la-Nah-ee), Kaho‘olawe (kaw-hooh-la-vay), Maui (Mow-ee, rhymes with Now-ee), and Hawai‘i (ha-Wa-ee or ha-Va-ee).

Nutritional Facts:

Serves: 5
Total Calories: 213
Calories from Fat: 11

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