One More Dish! Chikuwa and Nori Seaweed Fritters (Isobe-age) Made in a Frying Pan

Name: One More Dish! Chikuwa and Nori Seaweed Fritters (Isobe-age) Made in a Frying Pan
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 one 5-stick package Chikuwa; 2 tbsp Flour (cake flour); 1 tbsp Katakuriko; 1 tbsp Aonori; 20 ml brimming Water; 1 small amount Eggs (Leftover egg liquid from cooking rolled omelettes etc.); 1 Vegetable oil

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When I had a little leftover egg from making rolled omelettes and felt it a waste to throw it out, I quickly thought this up. My husband loves chikuwa isobe-age, so keeping that in mind, I thought that "I can use the egg in this bowl!!", and was in a hurry, so I made it up quickly in a frying pan. As for the picture of the bowl in Step 2, it looks like there is a lot of egg leftover, but there is really almost none left. Just in case!

You can make this just using flour, but it tastes good if you make it with flour and a bit of potato starch flour. We are making a small amount, so you can make this with or without egg, but the breading turns out crispier when used. If there is not enough water in the breading, then please fine-tune it. Please heat up the frying pan well before adding in the cooking oil. The breading will stick to the pan if you don't. For 2~3 people. Recipe by usatarou

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Ingredients

2 servings

1one 5-stick package Chikuwa
2 tbspFlour (cake flour)
1 tbspKatakuriko
1 tbspAonori
20 mlbrimming Water
1 smallamount Eggs (Leftover egg liquid from cooking rolled omelettes etc.)
1Vegetable oil

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Steps

1

As for the chikuwa, I use chikuwa as shown in the photo. This of course also tastes good with fried chikuwa as well. Cut the chikuwa in half around the center diagonally. If you are using longer chikuwa that of that in the photo, then it is easier to handle by cutting into thirds.
2

Making the breading. As shown in the photo, if you have just a bit of egg leftover after making tamagoyaki, then you can use it to make this. If you have it, add the ingredients into this bowl. Add cake flour and katakuriko to the bowl, then pour in the water and stir with cooking chopsticks. Sprinkle in the aonori and stir.
3

Add the chikuwa to the breading from Step 2, and mix using cooking chopsticks.
4

Add a large amount of vegetable oil to a frying pan. Over a strong heat and while turning occasionally with cooking chopsticks, move the frying pan around to circulate the cooking oil, and it'll be done in no time.