Easiest Way to Make Homemade Simmered Konnyaku (Konjac) & Shiitake
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As for the number of servings that can be served to make Simmered Konnyaku (Konjac) & Shiitake is 4 servings. So make sure this portion is enough to serve for yourself and your beloved family.
To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have Simmered Konnyaku (Konjac) & Shiitake using 13 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
This is a very simple Japanese home-cooked dish. The main ingredients are Konnyaku (Konjac) and Shiitake Mushrooms. I often add extra ingredients such as Carrot, Daikon, Lotus Root, Chikuwa (Japanese tubular shape fishcake), Chicken, OR etc. Today I added Carrot and Fish Balls.
Ingredients and spices that need to be Get to make Simmered Konnyaku (Konjac) & Shiitake:
- 1 block (250 g) Konnyaku (Konjac)
- 25 g Dried Shiitake Mushrooms
- 1 Carrot *optional
- 8 Fish Balls *optional
- Other suggested additional ingredients include Daikon, Lotus Root, Chikuwa (Japanese tubular shape fishcake), OR Chicken
- Sauce
- 1 cup Dashi Stock *OR 1 cup Water and 1/2 teaspoon Dashi Powder
- *Note: You can use the water that you used to soak Dried Shiitake
- 2 tablespoons Soy Sauce
- 2 tablespoons Mirin
- 1 tablespoon Sugar *alter the amount to suit your taste
- 1 small piece Ginger *cut into fine strips
- 1 teaspoons Sesame Oil
Instructions to make Simmered Konnyaku (Konjac) & Shiitake
- Clean and wash Shiitake, then soak in plenty of water for 1-2 hours or until completely soft. Drain but save the water if you use it for cooking. Wash them well again. Cut in half OR quarters if large.
- Rinse Konnyaku block, make lots of holes using a skewer, and cut into bite-size pieces. Cut Carrot into chunky bite-size piece. I cut it diagonally as I rotate it on the board.
- Place Water and Carrot pieces in a large saucepan, cook over medium heat for 1-2 minutes. Add Konnyaku, bring back to the boil, and cook for 1-2 minutes, and drain.
- Heat the all the Sauce ingredients in the saucepan, add Shiitake first, then other ingredients, add some extra Water if needed for just enough to cover.
- Place a piece of baking paper or foil directly touching the ingredients, cover with a lid, bring to the boil over medium heat, and cook for 10 minutes.
- Remove the lid and baking paper (OR foil), and cook, gently mixing and tossing occasionally, until the sauce is almost gone.
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