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Japanese Style Grilled Bell Peppers
Char grilled bell peppers topped with bonito flakes and dress in a soy sauce based dressing.

- Prep time
- 7 min
- Cook time
- 6 min
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon sake
- 3 tablespoons mirin
- 1/4 cup dashi
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- salt and pepper to taste
- 3-4 green bell peppers (cored, seeded and sliced into halves)
- 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup bonito flakes (or more, to taste)
Instructions
- 1
Lightly brush bell peppers with vegetable oil.
- 2
Heat up your grill or grill pan. When it’s hot, place the peppers facing skin side down.
- 3
Grill until the skin blisters and bell peppers soften.
- 4
Turn the bell peppers over, and grill for a few minutes until the inside is done.
- 5
Transfer to a cutting board. Slice each pepper half in half again, and arrange the peppers on a plate.
- 6
Pour a few tablespoons of the Japanese dressing over the peppers (start with about 3-4 tablespoons and adjust to taste)
- 7
Top with bonito flakes and serve with more dressing on the side.