Ttukdak Hyung's Diet Futomaki

A low-calorie, filling futomaki made by layering perilla oil-mixed buckwheat noodles instead of rice, and stuffing it with avocado, salmon, braised fried tofu, and more.

🙋 Recommended for

  • Those looking for a delicious, filling diet meal menu
  • Those who want to enjoy light buckwheat noodle dishes instead of wheat flour or rice

Ingredients needed 🛒1 servings

  • shredded cabbage, as needed
  • seasoned salt, a pinch
  • 2 sheets gim
  • perilla oil, as needed
  • buckwheat noodles, as needed
  • wasabi, a little
  • cucumber, a little
  • fried tofu pieces, as needed
  • soy sauce, a little
  • stevia, a little
  • pickled radish, a little
  • avocado, a little
  • radish sprouts, a little
  • fresh salmon, as needed

Recipe 🍳

  1. Sprinkle seasoned salt over the shredded cabbage, mix well, and let it sit to pickle briefly.
  2. Prepare one and a half sheets of gim, lightly moisten the edges with water, and join them lengthwise.
  3. Mix the boiled and cold-rinsed buckwheat noodles with perilla oil until evenly coated.
  4. Spread the perilla oil buckwheat noodles evenly over the joined gim, and spread wasabi to taste.
  5. Squeeze the pickled cabbage and shredded cucumber as dry as possible, then place them on top of the noodles.
  6. In a pan, add water, soy sauce, stevia, and fried tofu, and simmer until the liquid is completely absorbed to make braised fried tofu.
  7. Squeeze the braised fried tofu dry, place it on top, then add pickled radish, avocado, radish sprouts, and salmon in order, and roll tightly.
  1. Salt the cabbage to pickle, and mix buckwheat noodles with perilla oil.
  2. Braise the fried tofu in soy sauce and stevia until dry.
  3. Spread the noodles on the joined gim, add the pickled vegetables, braised tofu, salmon, and avocado, and roll up.

Cooking tips 💡

  • Squeeze the filling ingredients (cabbage, cucumber, fried tofu) as dry as possible to prevent the gim from tearing or becoming soggy.
  • Using stevia instead of regular sugar to braise the fried tofu significantly reduces carbs and calories.
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