Kinpira Gobo

[moomies]

I cooked this tonight. I usually don't measure anything when I cooks so this recipe isn't exactly the same as what I did but close enough

Gobo has lots of fibre, for those who may be constipated

Kinpira Gobo Recipe - Japanese Recipe

INGREDIENTS:

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

PREPARATION:
Peel the burdock and shred it into very thin strips. Soak the burdock strips in water for a while and drain well. Peel the carrot and cut it into short and thin strips. Put vegetable oil in a frying pan and put it on high heat. Add burdock strips and fry for a couple minutes. Add carrot strips in the pan and fry for a minute. Add all seasonings in the pan and stir well. Turn off the heat.

*Makes 4 servings

from http://japanesefood.about.com/od/veg...inpiragobo.htm

You can substitue mirin with some sherry. I just usually use sake alone. And, you can add some dried red chilli peppers, kinpira is supposed to be a little spicy. I didn't have any chilli peppers on hand tonight so I put in just black pepper and some shichimi togarashi (Japanese all spice, has 7 different pepper spices).

[pacific breeze]

Sounds like something I'd like to try, Mooms. Where do you get the burdock root and other Japanese ingredients?

[SVZ]

they sell burdock at my local loblaws, actually i'm sure you'll find everything at loblaws if you have them over there they have a lot of ethnic selection now

[pacific breeze]

I've probably just never noticed it because I wasn't looking for it.

[moomies]

You can find gobo/burdock root at any Asian grocery stores e.g. China town, T&T supermarket. Oh PB, maybe you can stop by at Yaohan centre on your way home from Kwantlen, they have a T&T there. They should also have mirin and shichimi togarashi (spice isle).

[pacific breeze]

Thanks, Moomies!