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cayugafalls

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5. Most 'Wasabi' in the US restaurants is horseradish dyed green.
Fri Jan 5, 2024, 01:32 PM
Jan 2024

Real Wasabi is sometimes hard to find.

Here is another recipe from Wasabi.org using frozen peas or fresh peas.

https://wasabi.org/how-to-make-wasabi-peas/

Ingredients
2 cups fresh peas [thawed frozen ones will do at a pinch]
2 Tbsp canola oil
1/4 cup Wasabi paste made from Namida® 100% Pure Wasabi Powder (or horseradish paste)
2 tsp Namida® 100% Pure Wasabi Powder - (is it needed? maybe, but for quick down and delicious...)
1 Tbsp rice vinegar
1 tsp of corn starch
1 tsp water
1/2 tsp mustard powder
1/2 tsp garlic powder
sea salt

Method
1. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees [or use a dehydrator]. Coat a large baking sheet with canola oil.
2. Transfer the peas to the baking sheet and move them around in the oil. Season with sea salt, mustard powder and garlic powder.
3. Bake for 6 hours on the lowest oven setting you have, stirring every 30 minutes, or until the peas are dry. [You can use a dehydrator to do this job, I prefer this method as the heat isn’t so fierce and it produces hotter peas.]
4. In a large bowl, mix together the wasabi paste, rice vinegar, water and corn starch. When the peas are dried out and ready, pour them into the bowl and coat them with the mixture.
5. Pour the peas back onto the baking sheet [or dehydrator] and bake for another 10 – 20 minutes, or until the peas are crisp and completely dry.
6. When peas are completely cool and dry, store in a sealed jar until required.

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A recipe from tasting table... cayugafalls Jan 2024 #1
I guess I'll need to get some freeze-dried peas. Ptah Jan 2024 #4
See my post below. Wasabi.org cayugafalls Jan 2024 #6
leave them open in the freezer for a couple weeks Kali Jan 2024 #14
Why didn't I think of that? Ptah Jan 2024 #15
some store brands come pretty dried out to begin with Kali Jan 2024 #16
Let's freeze dry some feed cord and make a killing! Ptah Jan 2024 #17
tamales! Kali Jan 2024 #20
I think I can make us both rich! Ptah Jan 2024 #21
First, start out with some real wasabi, not horseradish. patphil Jan 2024 #2
I know they are not the same. Ptah Jan 2024 #3
Most 'Wasabi' in the US restaurants is horseradish dyed green. cayugafalls Jan 2024 #5
Thanks for a starting point, cayugafalls. Ptah Jan 2024 #7
Absolutely, my foodie habits run deep... ;-) cayugafalls Jan 2024 #8
oh and add a tiny pinch of sugar to reg vinegar to hack the faux rice vinegar. cayugafalls Jan 2024 #9
Well, I've started. Now waiting for six hours to pass. Ptah Jan 2024 #12
That is an acceptable sub. Especially for those of us who like heat. cayugafalls Jan 2024 #13
Well, I got the peas dried correctly. Ptah Jan 2024 #22
I'd save the horseradish to make a sauce for your next roast beef Warpy Jan 2024 #10
I have a lot of horseradish; the roast will not go lacking. Ptah Jan 2024 #11
I did find this Warpy Jan 2024 #18
That looks like a good solution, Warpy. Ptah Jan 2024 #19
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