Spicy Fried Konjac
Spicy fried konjac is the perfect accompaniment for rice. It's a quick and easy recipe to make when you want to spice up your life.
INGREDIENTS
- konjac 200 g
- soy sauce 1 tablespoon
- brown sugar 1 tablespoon
- rough ground dried red pepper 1 pinch
INSTRUCTIONS
- Using a spoon, scoop the konjac into bite-sized pieces (see note below).
- Put the konjac in a frying pan and dry roast it over medium heat (see note below).
- Add the soy sauce and brown sugar and mix well. Heat it for a while, and let it dry out.
- Add chili, mix lightly, and it is ready!
NOTES
There are several ways to make the konjac soak up the flavor, but the mechanism is either to blow out the moisture of the konjac or to increase its surface area.
[Blowing water out of konjac]
・To dry-roast konjac
It takes a bit of work, but the flavor will soak in much better.
For dry roasting, you don't need to keep stirring. Put the konjac in a frying pan over medium heat and leave it to cook until you hear a cueing sound. When you hear the sound, turn it over and wait until you hear it again. Be careful not to burn it. [Increasing Surface Area]
・Using a spoon to scrape the konjac
The surface area is rougher and bigger, making it easier to soak up the flavor. ・To cut decorations
A very common decoration cut, such as the one shown in this recipe, also increases the surface area and helps the flavors soak in. ・Make shallow cuts in the surface.
This is a common method in simmered dishes such as oden.
・To dry-roast konjac
It takes a bit of work, but the flavor will soak in much better.
For dry roasting, you don't need to keep stirring. Put the konjac in a frying pan over medium heat and leave it to cook until you hear a cueing sound. When you hear the sound, turn it over and wait until you hear it again. Be careful not to burn it. [Increasing Surface Area]
・Using a spoon to scrape the konjac
The surface area is rougher and bigger, making it easier to soak up the flavor. ・To cut decorations
A very common decoration cut, such as the one shown in this recipe, also increases the surface area and helps the flavors soak in. ・Make shallow cuts in the surface.
This is a common method in simmered dishes such as oden.
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