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Furikake ふりかけ

Homemade Katsuo (bonito flake) Furikake rice seasoning recipe from left over bonito flakes that were used to make Katsuo Dashi with step by step photos and a video

Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Servings: 15 tbsp
Calories: 15 kcal
Course: Condiments
Cuisine: Japanese

Ingredients

  • 50 g Leftover Bonito Flake *1
  • 1 tbsp sugar natural sweetener
  • 1 tbsp sake *2
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp white sesame seeds
  • 3 g seasoned seaweed sheets ajitsuke nori *3

Instructions

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  1. Place leftover bonito flakes from making Dashi stock *1 in a saucepan.
  2. Add sugar, sake and soy sauce into the saucepan and cook them all together over low to medium heat.
  3. Stir continuously with a pair of chopsticks until all liquid evaporates.
  4. Once all liquid has evaporated, turn the heat off.
  5. Place the bonito flakes into a food processor and add nori sheets by tearing into small pieces.
  6. Blitz the food processor for about one minute and add white sesame seeds and pulse to combine them all together.
  7. Remove the furikake into a airtight container or serving bowl.
  8. Serve Furikake over warm rice.

Notes

  • *1 See Dashi stock recipe 
  • *2 I used sake for cooking
  • *3 It can be replaced with nori sheet for sushi. If you use nori sheet for sushi, you only need one sheet. 
  • *4 This recipe makes about 50 gram of furikake. Serving size is a suggestion only therefore nutrition facts will differ depends on how much each individual uses. 

Nutrition Information

Calories 15kcal (1%) Carbohydrates 1g (0%) Protein 1g (2%) Fat 2g (3%) Saturated Fat 1g (5%) Sodium 465mg (19%) Potassium 6mg (0%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 1g (2%) Calcium 12mg (1%) Iron 0.2mg (1%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 15tbsp

Amount Per Serving

Calories 15

% Daily Value*

Calories 15kcal 1%
Carbohydrates 1g 0%
Protein 1g 2%
Fat 2g 3%
Saturated Fat 1g 5%
Sodium 465mg 19%
Potassium 6mg 0%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 1g 2%
Calcium 12mg 1%
Iron 0.2mg 1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.