Furofuki Daikon

Name: Furofuki Daikon (Simmered White Radish)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon soy sauce; 1 tablespoon yuzu juice; 1 tablespoon raw (demerara) sugar; 1 tablespoon sake; 4 tablespoons miso; 4 tablespoons mirin; 10 cm x 10 cm (4 in x 4 in) piece kombu seaweed; yuzu zest; ⅓–½ white radish (daikon), depending on size; ⅓–½ white radish (daikon), depending on size

Simmered White Radish

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr 10

Appears in

Tokyo Cult Recipes

By Maori Murota

Published 2015

About

Ingredients

⅓–½ white radish (daikon), depending on size
10 cm x 10 cm (

Asia
Japan
Starter
Vegan
Tokyo

Method

Slice the white radish into 3 cm (1¼ in) thick rounds. Peel the slices and trim the sharp edges of the rounds so they don’t break up during cooking. Score a cross in each side of the rounds to help them cook more evenly. Place the kombu in the base of a wide saucepan and then lay the radish rounds on top in a single layer. Cover with water and bring to the boil, then reduce the heat to medium a