Kimpira gobo

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Kimpira gobo

It is Japanese basic Japanese food.It is Kimpira gobo.Kimpira is the name of the legendary person.He ate Kimpira gobo in a story.Gobo is burdock.It is a Japanese food made of chopped burdock root cooked in soy sauce and sesame oil.Since a burdock root was thought to be a nutritious food,the people was known for a being strong.This food will give you a lot of energy.

Ingredients

　　　　
• 1 burdock
• 1/2 carrot
• 1 red hot pepper
• 1 tbsp(15 ml) sesame oil
• 1 cup(200 ml) soup stock
• 2 tbsp(30 ml) sake
• 2 tsp(10 ml) sugar
• 1/4 tsp(1.25 ml) salt
• 1/2 tbsp(7.5 ml) soy sauce

Directions

1. Scrape off the burdock skin and cut it into long, thin shavings.Put the shavings in water for 10 minutes and drain.



2. Julienne the carrot.



3. Remove seeds from the red pepper and cut it into thinly sliced rings.



4. Heat the sesame oil, and stir-fly the red pepper and the burdock, carrot over high heat.



5. When the moisture evaporates and the oil has seeped in, add the seasonings in soup stock, sake, sugar, salt, soy sauce.



6. Stir from time to time on medium heat until the moisture is gone.

It is more yummy when you eat after cooling it.