Simmered Squid and Satoimo

Satoimo (taro) is a popular ingredient in Japanese autumn dishes. The most common satoimo dish is nimono (simmered satoimo). The combination of squid and satoimo makes a great nimono.

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Ingredients:

• 1 squid
• 12-16 satoimo potatoes (taro potatoes), washed and peeled, cut into halves
• 1 1/2 cup dashi
• 3 Tbsp sake
• 1 Tbsp mirin
• 2 Tbsp soy sauce
• 1/2 Tbsp sugar
• 2 slices ginger

Preparation:

Remove the guts and legs from the squid body tube. Discard the guts and cut legs into small pieces. Clean the squid tube and remove the soft bone. Slice the squid tube into 1/3 inch thick rings. Put dashi soup stock, soy sauce, mirin, sugar, sake, and ginger slices in a medium pot. Bring to a boil on high heat. Add squid in the soup and cook shortly until the color turns. Remove the squid out of the soup. Add satoimo in the soup and bring to a boil again. Turn down the heat to medium and put a drop-lid or a sheet of aluminium foil on satoimo. Simmer for about 15 minutes, or until satoimo are softened. Remove the lid and put squid back in the soup. When they are heated through, stop the heat.

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