Hello everybody, it is me again, Dan, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, japanese leek kinpira. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Japanese Leek Kinpira is one of the most favored of current trending foods on earth. It’s easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. They’re fine and they look fantastic. Japanese Leek Kinpira is something that I have loved my whole life.

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

The ingredients needed to make Japanese Leek Kinpira:

1. Get 2 Japanese leek
2. Take 1 Aburaage (thick type)
3. Take 150 grams Lotus root
4. Prepare 1/3 Carrot
5. Prepare 100 ml Dashi stock
6. Make ready 1 tsp Sugar
7. Make ready 1 heaping tablespoon Usukuchi soy sauce
8. Make ready 1 tbsp Mirin
9. Prepare 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.
7. Ready to serve and ENJOY!

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