Braised Carrot and Burdock Root -Kinpira Gobo-

Kinpira Gobo is traditional Japanese side food containing braised carrot & burdock with soy sauce. Burdock root (Gobo) contains sufficient dietary fiber, which would improve your digestion system. Kinpira gobo can be stored in a fridge for several days and put in your lunch box (Bento).

Storage

In room-temperature: 1-2days

In a fridge: 3-5days

In a Freezer: 1month (Natural defrost is better, but you can use a microwave when you are in a hurry)

Major Health Benefits

Kinpira Gobo Recipe

5 from 1 vote

Recipe by Japatarian

Servings

4

servings

Cooking time

25

minutes

Ingredients

• 1/2 lbs burdock

• 1/4 lbs carrot

• 1/4 lbs konjac

• 1 chilli

• 1 Tbsp sesami oil

• 1/2 Tbsp mirin

• 1 Tbsp sake

• 1 Tbsp soy sauce

• 1 Tbsp sugar

• 1 Tbsp sesami seeds

Directions

• Cut burdock in thin slices. Soak slices into water.
• Cut carrot and konnyaku into thin strips.
• Heat sesami oil in a pan, and saute burdock, carrot and konnyaku till their color changed.
• Add mirin, sake, soy sauce and sugar and mix.
• Add sesami seeds and chilli and stir-fry.

Recipe Video

Notes

• You can use peeler, if it is diffcult to cut gobo with this way.

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How can you buy ingredients?

• Burdock: Asian markets
• Konnyaku: Japanese (or asian) markets
• Soy sauce: Asian markets or Amazon
• Mirin: Asian markets or Amazon
• Japanese cooking wine (sake): Asian markets or Amazon.