Japanese Leek Kinpira
Japanese Leek Kinpira

Hello everybody, hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, japanese leek kinpira. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Japanese Leek Kinpira is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. Japanese Leek Kinpira is something that I have loved my entire life. They are fine and they look wonderful.

To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have japanese leek kinpira using 10 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Japanese Leek Kinpira:
  1. Make ready 2 Japanese leek
  2. Prepare 1 Aburaage (thick type)
  3. Prepare 150 grams Lotus root
  4. Prepare 1/3 Carrot
  5. Take 100 ml Dashi stock
  6. Take 1 tsp Sugar
  7. Get 1 heaping tablespoon Usukuchi soy sauce
  8. Get 1 tbsp Mirin
  9. Get 1 tsp to stir-fry, 1/2 teaspoon to sprinkle Sesame oil
  10. Get 1 Red chili pepper (optional)
Steps to make Japanese Leek Kinpira:
  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.

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