My Kimpira Gobo

kimpira gobo

gobo --> one long big one 

ground beef --> 1/4 pound (very little or none) 

2 TB of canola oil

2 cups of Dashi (or just water) 

1/3 cup of sugar (improvise less if you want) 

1/3 cup of soy sauce (improvise less if you want) 

1 big carrot (shredded, optional) 

3 table spoon Sesame OIL (optional) 

1 table spoon Sriracha sauce (optional) 

some sesame seeds (optional) 

Preparation

1. wash,  and peel 

2. angle cut  (after cutting off the dark edges) 

3. Soak in water for (no more than) 30 minutes. 

Gobo has lots of AKU (灰汁）which is mostly Polyphenol. It does make the clear water  ugly BROWN color. 

After soaking, throw away water.

4. with 2 table spoon of canola oil, cook 1/4 of 80/20 ground beef (optional) 

5. Add Gobo, 2 cups of dashi water, 1/3 cup sugar, 1/3 cup soy sauce, and bring it to boil. 

You can also add shredded carrots. 

6. Lower the heat  (low heat) and cook until the water becomes almost gone (for about 30 minutes--depending on the heat power) 

Taste if eveything is good after almost all the water is gone 

I just tasted this recipe as I am doing this post.  (--> I would use less sugar). 

7. As a final touch,  

add..... sesame oil / sesame seeds / Sriracha sauce  (as you want). 

enjoy with warm white rice!