Spicy Lotus Root Kimpira Stir-fry
Spicy Lotus Root Kimpira Stir-fry

Hey everyone, it’s Louise, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, spicy lotus root kimpira stir-fry. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

I gave Kinpira Renkon an English name "Japanese Lotus Root Stir Fry". It is not a direct translation of what Kinpira Renkon is, but I assume people may search for the recipe using similar terms in English. Search result for lotus root stir fry.

Spicy Lotus Root Kimpira Stir-fry is one of the most popular of current trending foods on earth. It is appreciated by millions every day. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. Spicy Lotus Root Kimpira Stir-fry is something which I’ve loved my entire life. They are fine and they look wonderful.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook spicy lotus root kimpira stir-fry using 7 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Spicy Lotus Root Kimpira Stir-fry:
  1. Take 250 g lotus root (one large section)
  2. Get 1/2 red chili pepper (togarashi)
  3. Prepare 1 Tbsp sesame oil
  4. Get 2 Tbsp soy sauce
  5. Make ready 1 1/2 Tbsp mirin
  6. Prepare 1/2 Tbsp sugar
  7. Prepare Sesame seeds (optional)

A good-looking vegetarian dish with great flavour, spicy lotus root stir-fry can be made in just a few minutes. This recipe tells you all the essential facts about this special vegetable and how to pick the spicy seasoning sauce. Japanese Lotus Root Stir fry - Renkon no Kinpira 蓮根のきんぴら. By slow braising it in the sweet mirin and soy sauce, it takes in all the yumminess and what you get is a crisp, spicy and tasty dish.

Instructions to make Spicy Lotus Root Kimpira Stir-fry:
  1. This is what 1 section of lotus root looks like (I cut it in half).
  2. Wash the lotus root well (leave the skin on) and slice into 7 mm rounds. Soak it in water for 5-10 minutes. Drain well and pat dry. If they are really big, cut in half.
  3. Heat sesame oil in a frying pan. Add the lotus root and 1/2 red chili pepper. Stir fry until the lotus root is coated in oil. Cover the frying pan with a lid and "steam" for 4 minutes, stirring a couple times in between (this helps cook the lotus roots all the way through compared to just stir-frying)
  4. Remove lid and add the soy sauce, mirin and sugar. Stir briefly then cover the pan with a lid again for about 3 minutes. Give it a stir in between.
  5. Remove the lid and continuing cooking the lotus root until all the liquid has evaporating (make sure you stir it around while cooking so the flavor gets distributed).
  6. I like to sprinkle on some sesame seeds at the end too. Serve immediately or used for your lunch boxes!

Make kinpira renkon or braised lotus root. Renkon is lotus root and is a good luck food in Japan. The most common ingredients used for Kinpira is gobo (burdock root) and carrot, but the lotus root is another common ingredient of this. My friends keep asking me to post some vegetarian dish. This dish is really easy to make.

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