furikake mix

have you ever had furikake mix? if you've been to Hawaii, i'm sure you've at least seen the stuff, right? i've never been to Hawaii (and only lord knows why. i've been on four contenents but have yet to step foot in Hawaii) but i love anything furikake. like Hurricane Popcorn. that's my shit. i love the stuff even though it's artery clogging. but i digress. what it is is a sweet, salty, seaweedy, sesame party in your mouth. it's crunchy and awesome and you won't be able to keep your hands out of the bowl! furikake mix is insanely addicting and i promise once you make a batch and taste it, you probably won't want to share it.

i don't know why i didn't take a better picture. this is a poor appetite enhancer.

Furikake Mix  

  (adapted from this recipe)

ingredients:

4 c rice Chex

4 c corn Chex

2 c wheat Chex

4 c Honeycombs (my fav!)

2 c pretzel sticks

3 c sesame sticks (Trader Joe's)

2 c japanese crackers

1 c butter (2 sticks)

3/4 c sugar

3/4 c light corn syrup

3/4 c oil

2 1/2 tbs soy sauce

2 tbs Worcestershire sauce

1 bottle Nori Komi Furikake

directions:

1. preheat oven to 250 degrees F

2.mix all dry ingredients (first 7 ingredients on list) in a large tin pan (like the kind you roast a turkey in)

3. melt butter in a small sauce pan

4. once butter is melted add the sugar and heat until the sugar is completely dissolved

5. add corn syrups, oil, soy sauce and worcestershire sauce and stir

6. pour wet mixture over dry mixture and mix until all of the dry ingredients are coated (if there seems to be a big puddle of the wet stuff at the bottom of the pan add a bit more of whatever your favorite dry ingredient is.)

7. bake in oven for 10 minutes

8. remove from oven and add bottle of furikake. mix around to evenly distribute furikake and any excess sauce on the bottom of the pan.

9. continue baking for about an hour and ten minutes, stirring every 10 minutes.

10. once cooled, store in an air-tight container