If you're looking to create an authentic Japanese dinner, consider including this traditional side dish of sautéed burdock. Burdock is a root that when shaved has a pleasantly crunchy texture with a sweet flavor and floral scent. In this recipe, it is sautéed in sesame oil and then topped with soy sauce and sesame seeds.
Kinpira Gobo: Japanese Sautéed Burdock Root [Vegan]
Serves
4
Cooking Time
10
Ingredients
For the Burdock:
- 2 burdock roots
- 2 tablespoons sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon sesame seeds, toasted
For the Sauce:
- 3 1/2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons sake
- 1 teaspoon sugar
Preparation
- Prepare a big bowl of cold water. Remove the outer brown layer of each burdock with a vegetable peeler. Then, shave the burdock with a knife (exactly like how you would sharpen a pencil with a knife) and let the fresh shavings drop into the bowl of cold water to prevent the burdock shavings from turning into brown color.
- Heat 2 tablespoons of sesame oil in a frying pan on high heat, drain and sauté the burdock shavings.
- Add the sauce ingredients and cook until almost all liquid has evaporated.
- Transfer to a serving dish and sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds.
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