For lunch today, I made daikon burgers.
I cut daikon into thin (about 5 mm) rounds, put them in an I Wrap bag, and microwaved for 3 min.
今日の昼ご飯には、大根バーガーを作りました。
大根を薄い(約5 mm)輪切りにして、アイラップに入れ、電子レンジで3分加熱しました。
Two English muffins and one can of non-oil tuna:
イングリッシュマフィン二つとノンオイルツナ一缶:
One muffin has 150 kcal, the can of non-oil tuna less than 100 kcal, and 1 tbsp mayonnaise 100 kcal, so I hope that the two burgers do not exceed 600 kcal. I have decided to limit the daily calorie intake to 1,600 to 1,800 kcal, so each meal has to be less than 600 kcal.
マフィン一つが150 kcal、ノンオイルツナ一缶が100 kcal未満、マヨネーズ大さじ1が100 kcalなので、バーガー二つでも600 kcalは超えないと思います。一日のカロリー摂取を1,600~1,800 kcalにすることにしたので、一回の食事は600 kcal未満にしないと。
The burgers were not as tasty as I had imagined. I reaffirmed how important it is to parboil daikon. I recommend parboiling daikon as I briefly described here.
バーガーは思ったより美味しくなかったです。大根を下茹でする大切さを再確認しました。ここで簡単に述べたように、大根は下茹ですることをお薦めします。
Hiroyuki, I have also always preferred counting calories rather than cutting completely some dishes or products from my diet (it wouldn't be possible).
ReplyDeleteDo you have low-calorie mayonnaise? I have found two delicious French brands, which taste better than most standard mayonnaise. (Although they taste worse than the Japanese mayonnaise...)
It's a very original burger!
Sissi: We do, but I can never like the flavor of low-calorie mayo. I prefer the real one, and use it sparingly.
ReplyDeleteYes, it's my original. You will come across many original burgers when you come to Japan (laugh).
I never thought of eating daikon in a burger! :O) I'm also not a fan of lowfat mayonaise. When I'm trying to reduce calories, I use mustard instead.
ReplyDeleteThis is unrelated, but I had all of this leftover okara that my mother gave me. I finally found a use for it. I added it to our Thanksgiving dressing. I also used it in dessert; apparently okara can be substituted for eggs in baking.
muskrat: Because I have a lot of daikon in my house right now, I'm thinking of new ways to consume daikon. Daikon burgers are just one example.
ReplyDeleteI like to mix okara and mayo (and add some citrus juice if I have any) to make simple dressing.
Okara can be a substitute for many other things. I wish I could try some of the recipes here
http://www.okara.jp/oishii/oishii2.html
(Japanese only)
Okara Mountain should provide great inspirations, too.
http://okaramountain.blogspot.com/