Burdock Miso-Zuke

When I was researching burdock root, I found two different references to burdock simmered in a soy-mirin-sake broth and then drained and “buried” in red miso paste for several days. Too intrigued not to give it a try, I adapted a recipe I found in Ikuko Hisamatsu’s Tsukemono: Japanese Pickling Recipes, an obscure cookbook first published in Japan and later translated into English. Referred to as a rich-tasting pickle, this dish is mea