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Kinpira Gobo きんぴら牛蒡
4.8 from 20 votes

Kinpira Gobo きんぴら牛蒡

Kinpira Gobo is a staple Japanese home cooking side dish. It is sauteed burdock root flavoured with mirin, sake, and soy sauce.

Prep Time
25 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
35 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 118 kcal
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Japanese

Ingredients

  • 2 burdock root
  • 1 tbs vegetable oil
  • 2 tbs sake
  • 1 tbs mirin
  • 2 tbs sugar
  • 1 tbs soy sauce
  • 1 chili Takanotsume

Instructions

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  1. Wash gobo with tawashi
  2. Cut gobo diagonally and then cut into match stick shapes.
  3. Put them in a bowl of water with 1tsp of vinegar to take the bitter taste off. But no longer than 5 minutes in order to avoid losing the Gobo flavour.
  4. Heat oil in a frying pan till smoke comes up slightly.
  5. Toss the well-drained burdock into the frying pan.
  6. Sautee the burdock for a few minutes and add sake to steam fry the burdock.
  7. Add the mirin, sugar, and soy sauce.
  8. Add the chili flakes and stir all together.
  9. Cook till sauce has reduced and thickened.
  10. Serve in a large bowl or serve in a small bowl individually.

Notes

  • Just wash off soil. Peeling is unnecessary as it remove Gobo flavour as well.
  • I like sweet Kinpira so I add plenty of sugar but if you like savoury flavour, reduce the amount of sugar. Sugar can be replaced with rice malt syrup, maple syrup and honey.
  • If you like more spiciness, add more chilli or sprinkle like shichimi or ichimi togarashi. Ichimi is Japanese chilli powder, and shichimi is seven spice mixed chilli powder.
  • Any meat can be add such as thinly sliced beef, pork and chicken etc. 

Nutrition Information

Calories 118kcal (6%) Carbohydrates 19g (6%) Protein 1g (2%) Fat 3g (5%) Saturated Fat 2g (10%) Cholesterol 0mg (0%) Sodium 288mg (12%) Potassium 227mg (5%) Fiber 2g (8%) Sugar 9g (18%) Vitamin A 105IU (2%) Vitamin C 17.9mg (20%) Calcium 24mg (2%) Iron 0.7mg (4%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4 Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 118

% Daily Value*

Calories 118kcal 6%
Carbohydrates 19g 6%
Protein 1g 2%
Fat 3g 5%
Saturated Fat 2g 10%
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 288mg 12%
Potassium 227mg 5%
Fiber 2g 8%
Sugar 9g 18%
Vitamin A 105IU 2%
Vitamin C 17.9mg 20%
Calcium 24mg 2%
Iron 0.7mg 4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.