Kinpira Gobo (Braised burdock root)

Gobo is a burdock root, very common in Japan.  We use for miso soup(I make cream gobo soup as well), cook with butabara(pork belly) with soy sauce etc.  But the most common dish of Gobo is Kinpira Gobo.

Ingredients:
1 Gobo
Half Carrot (cut short and thin strips)
Mirin 2 Tbs
Sugar 2 Tbs
Sake 1 Tbs
Soy sauce 2Tbs
Sesame Seeds 2 Tbs
Vegetable Oil 2 Tbs

Just peel gobo skin and cut in thin strips.  Soak the strips in water for about 10-15 minutes then drain it.  Heat vegetable oil in a pan and cook about 5 minutes.  Add carrot strips and cook. Add cooking wine or sake, mirin, sugar, soy sauce and put cover on a pan with low heat.  Check occasionally until it becomes no watery.  Put on a bowl and sprinkle sesame seeds.

If you like spicy one, put a chili pepper in a pan before putting gobo.