Miso Walnut Chutney Boats

Name: Miso Walnut Chutney Boats
Yield: Makes about 1 cup
Cuisine: Japan
Ingredients: 1 English or Armenian cucumber; 1 English or Armenian cucumber; ½ cup miso (white if you like it milder, red if you like it stronger); ¼ cup mirin; 2 tablespoons sugar; 3 tablespoons sake; ⅔ cup toasted walnuts, finely chopped; Hot pepper sesame oil

Preparation info

Makes about
1 cup

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Cooking One on One

By John Ash

Published 2004

About

I first had this in Japan. Delicious! Try it also on slices of raw daikon or on rice crackers.

Ingredients

½ cup miso (white if you like it milder, red if you like it stronger)
¼ cup mirin

Asia
Japan
Side dish
Vegan
Gluten-free

Method

IN A SMALL SAUCEPAN, combine the miso, mirin, sugar, and sake and cook over low heat for 3 to 4 minutes, stirring constantly to dissolve the sugar and drive the alcohol off the mirin and sake. Remove from the heat and stir in the walnuts and drops of hot pepper sesame oil to taste (about ¼ teaspoon o