Name: Kinpira (Soy Carrot & Parsnip)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: Serves: 4
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 4 teaspoons mirin; 200 g (7 oz) parsnips, celeriac or potatoes, cut into long thin matchsticks; 1 small dried chilli, thinly sliced; 4 teaspoons soy sauce; 2 tablespoons white sesame seeds; 1½ tablespoons toasted sesame oil; 200 g (7 oz) carrots, cut into long thin matchsticks

Preparation info

Serves:
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
15 min

Appears in

Japanese Food Made Easy

By Aya Nishimura

Published 2020

About

This is a simple and delicious side dish that can be made in just a few minutes. Traditional recipes don’t include parsnip, but they really are delicious with the carrot, as are potato and celeriac.

Ingredients

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200 g (7 oz) carrots, cut into long thin matchsticks
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Method

Gently toast the sesame seeds in a small frying pan over low heat, shaking the pan from time to time to prevent burning. As soon as you hear the sesame seeds popping, take the pan off the heat and leave them to cool down.

Heat the sesame oil with the dried chilli in a frying pan over medium heat. Add the carrot and parsnip and stir-fry for 2 minutes. Add the soy sauce and mirin and cook