Spicy Konnyaku
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Recipe type: Side Dish, Appetizer, Vegetarian
Cuisine: Japanese
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Serves: 4
 
Ingredients
  • 1 14-ounce package Japanese konnyaku (yam cake)
  • 2 tablespoons water (optional: substitute with katsuo dashi)
  • 3 teaspoons dashi seasoned soy sauce (Kamada Dashi Shoyu brand), to taste
  • 1 - 2 teaspoons soy sauce, to taste
  • ⅛ teaspoon Japanese 7-chili pepper (shichimi togarashi)
Instructions
  1. Rinse konnyaku with water.
  2. Slice konnyaku to thick match sticks or other desired size.
  3. Heat a non-stick pan over medium heat. Add water, soy sauce, dashi seasoned soy sauce, and konnyaku together. Stir continuously. Add 7-chili pepper (shichimi togarashi) and braise until most of the liquid evaporates, about 6 to 8 minutes. Add more soy sauce to taste.
  4. Remove from heat and serve spicy konnyaku on individual small plates. Garnish with additional 7-chili pepper (shichimi togarashi).
Recipe by Bebe Love Okazu at https://bebeloveokazu.com/2014/10/16/spicy-konnyaku/