Kinpira Gobo

Name: Kinpira Gobo
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 1 burdock root (gobo), scrubbed and cut into matchsticks; 1 carrot, cut into matchsticks; 1.5 tbsp soy sauce; 1 tbsp mirin and 1 tbsp sake; 1 tbsp sugar; A pinch of dried chilli; 1 tsp sesame oil and toasted sesame seeds

きんぴらごぼう/keen-PEE-rah GOH-boh/

Also known as: Kinpira Gobou, Japanese Burdock Stir-Fry, Braised Burdock and Carrot

About this dish

Matchsticks of burdock root and carrot stir-fried and simmered in soy, mirin and sugar with a touch of chilli and sesame.

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Ingredients

🥢1 burdock root (gobo), scrubbed and cut into matchsticks

🥕1 carrot, cut into matchsticks

🫙1.5 tbsp soy sauce

🍶1 tbsp mirin and 1 tbsp sake

🍬1 tbsp sugar

🌶️A pinch of dried chilli

🌾1 tsp sesame oil and toasted sesame seeds

Method

Serves 3

Soak the burdock in water for 5 minutes, then drain.

Stir-fry the burdock and carrot in sesame oil for 3–4 minutes.

Add the sake, mirin, sugar, soy and chilli.

Cook, stirring, until the liquid has almost gone and the vegetables are glossy.

Sprinkle with sesame seeds and serve warm or cold.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Kinpira is a staple Japanese side dish, often packed in bento boxes and served as one of the small dishes with rice and miso soup.

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