Japanese Leek Kinpira

Name: Japanese Leek Kinpira
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 Japanese leek; 1 Aburaage (thick type); 150 grams Lotus root; 1/3 Carrot; 100 ml Dashi stock; 1 tsp Sugar; 1 heaping tablespoon Usukuchi soy sauce; 1 tbsp Mirin; 1 tsp to stir-fry, 1/2 teaspoon to sprinkle Sesame oil; 1 Red chili pepper (optional)

cookpad.japan @cookpad_jp

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.

Keep cooking over high heat from the beginning to end. Use thick deep-fried tofu! Recipe by Raby

cookpad.japan @cookpad_jp

Keep cooking over high heat from the beginning to end. Use thick deep-fried tofu! Recipe by Raby

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Ingredients

3 servings

2Japanese leek
1Aburaage (thick type)
150 gramsLotus root
1/3Carrot
100 mlDashi stock
1 tspSugar
1heaping tablespoon Usukuchi soy sauce
1 tbspMirin
1 tspto stir-fry, 1/2 teaspoon to sprinkle Sesame oil
1Red chili pepper (optional)

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Steps

1

Peel the lotus root and slice into 2mm half moons. Cut into quarters if it is large. Soak in a bowl of water with a little vinegar (not listed) for 10 minutes. Rinse well and drain in a sieve.
2

Slice the Japanese leek diagonally. Cut the carrot into thin strips. Cut the aburaage in half lengthwise, and slice into 2-3mm pieces.
3

Heat sesame oil in a pan, and stir-fry the Japanese leek, carrot and aburaage over high heat for 1 minute. Once the Japanese leek is tender, add the lotus root and fry a bit more.
4

Add dashi stock, sugar, usukuchi light soy sauce, and mirin to the pan. Stir-fry and simmer over high heat. Turn off the heat when the cooking sauce is almost completely cooked off. Sprinkle 1/2 teaspoon of sesame oil and stir. Then it's done.
5

This dish tastes even better if you let it cool down to absorb the flavor. Cook in the evening and it will be a great lunch box filler the next day.
6

If you like it spicy, add deseeded and thinly sliced chili peppers in Step 3.