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Kinpira Gobo Recipe

By Setsuko Yoshizuka, About.com

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Kinpira gobo is braised burdock root.
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Ingredients:

  • 1/2 lb gobo (burdock root)
  • 1/4 lb carrot
  • 1 tbsp soysauce
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 1 1/2 tbsp mirin
  • 1/2 tbsp sake
  • 1 tsp sesame seeds
  • 2 tsps vegetable oil

Preparation:

Lightly shave the gobo skin and shred gobo into very thin strips. Soak the gobo strips in water for a while and drain well. Peel the carrot and cut it into short and thin strips. Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan, and fry gobo strips for a couple minutes. Add carrot strips in the pan and stir-fry them. Add all seasonings in the pan and stir-fry well. Turn off the heat. Sprinkle sesame seeds.

*Makes 4 servings

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