Fresh local lotus-root is available from autmun to winter. Root vegetables are the perfect ungredients to literally warm you up in this chilly season. The Kinpira stir-fry style with sugar and soy sauce is applicable to other root vegetables as well such as Gobou, carrots etc.
Ingredients (serves 3-4):
- 200-250g Lotus-roots (蓮根Renkon)
- 3 dried chilis (remove seeds if you don’t like spicy dish, chop with seeds if you like it spicy!)
- 1 big spoon Sesame oil
- 2 big spoon Soy Sauce
- 1 big spoon Sugar
- 1 big spoon Cooking rice wine
- 1 big spoon Mirin
- 1 big spoon sesame seeds
Cooking
1. Wash, peel and slice lotus-root into 0.5cm.
2. Heat sesami oil and chilli in the pan.
3. Add sliced lotus root and stir for 3min.
4. Add 1/2 cup (100ml) of water and add soysauce, sugar, sake and mirin and mix gently.
5. Cover the pan with medium heat for 5 min and stir every 1-2 min.
6. Sprinkle sesami seeds when you transfer to a plate/bowl.
Itadakimasu!
Another amazing recipe! I cooked this and some Tori no Karaage tonight as a tasty surprise for my Wifey to celebrate a month of marraige 🙂 Was soo tasty but I think I went a bit crazy with the chillies, oops!
This looks easy to make and very delicious too. Nice pictures.
Thanks for the comments James and McAlpine! James, hope your tongue has recovered from the chillies by now!
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