Recipe: Delicious Japanese Leek Kimpira

Recipe: Delicious Japanese Leek Kimpira Delicious, fresh and tasty.

Japanese Leek Kimpira. Kinpira Gobo is braised burdock root and carrot in a sweet and salty sauce. This is another mom's home cooking kind of dish rather than restaurant food. The name Kinpira comes from legendary muscleman, and that shows how nutritious the dish really is.

I made kinpira with Japanese leek, since it is very delicious stir-fried.

The idea of using deep-fried tofu came from "Kitsune Udon" (udon with deep fried tofu).

Japanese leek goes well with deep-fried tofu.

You can have Japanese Leek Kimpira using 8 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Japanese Leek Kimpira

1. You need 2 of to 3 Japanese leeks.

2. Prepare 1 of Red chili pepper (seeded and sliced into thin rounds).

3. You need 1 tbsp of Olive oil.

4. Prepare of Seasonings.

5. It’s 1 tbsp of Rice vinegar.

6. You need 1 tbsp of Mirin (or brown sugar).

7. It’s 1 tbsp of Cooking sake.

8. Prepare 1 tbsp of White soy sauce.

Keep cooking over high heat from the beginning.

Mix the sugar, sake, soy sauce and pinch of salt in a small bowl and set aside.

Cut the gobō root crosswise in half to make it easier to handle.

Scrape clean with the back of a knife as described above.

Japanese Leek Kimpira instructions

1. Evenly mix together the seasoning items. Chop the white part of the Japanese leek into 5 cm lengths..

2. Heat oil in frying pan, add leeks, and sauté until browned. Add red chili peppers and seasoning, and simmer until the liquid boils down..

3. When leeks are in season, I make a stock to keep in the refrigerator..

4. Theyre also great chilled, so I eat these in my daily bento. They're a perfect back-up item..

Cut each in half lengthwise, and each half into thin strips.

Oyaki were traditionally cooked and charred in the ash of an open fire in an irori (囲炉裏) hearth.

These days, oyaki at specialty stores are typically roasted on an iron pan, then either steamed or broiled before enjoying piping hot.

A Colorful & Healthy Selection: Japanese Vegetable Side Dishes & Salads Kinpira Gobo.

Kinpira gobo is a sweet and earthy-tasting Japanese salad of braised gobo (burdock root) and carrot.