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Kinpira

Kinpira is a Japanese side dish, usually made of root vegetables that have been sautéed and simmered. The most common variety is kinpira gobō, or braised burdock root. Other vegetables used include carrots, lotus root; skins of squash such as kabocha, mushrooms, broccoli, or wild itadori stems; and seaweeds such as arame and hijiki. Foods such as tofu, capsicums, wheat gluten (namafu), chicken thigh, pork, and beef may be added.

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Kinpira
Kinpira
CourseSide dish
Place of originJapan
Main ingredientsBurdock, carrot, lotus root, celery, kabocha, udo, soy sauce, mirin

Kinpira (金平) is a Japanese side dish, usually made of root vegetables that have been sautéed and simmered.1 The most common variety is kinpira gobō, or braised burdock root.2 Other vegetables used include carrots, lotus root;12 skins of squash such as kabocha, mushrooms, broccoli, or wild itadori (Japanese knotweed) stems;34 and seaweeds such as arame and hijiki.4 Foods such as tofu, capsicums, wheat gluten (namafu), chicken thigh, pork, and beef may be added.56

The simmering sauce is made up of soy sauce, mirin, sugar, and chili peppers.27

Name

Kinpira is named after the son of Kintarō, a Japanese folk hero.83

References

References

  1. Yoshizuka, Setsuko (2021-08-01). "Make Kinpira Gobo". The Spruce Eats. Retrieved 2022-04-17.
  2. Shihoko (2019-12-20). "Kinpira Gobo braised burdock root". Chopstick Chronicles. Retrieved 2022-04-17.
  3. "Ginger Kinpira with Mushrooms". Tasty Tokyo Times. 2020-07-14. Archived from the original on 2020-12-17. Retrieved 2022-04-17.
  4. "VEGAN KINPIRA ONIGIRAZU". Miwa's Japanese Cooking. 2022-02-05. Retrieved 2022-04-17.
  5. "KINPIRA GOBO WITH CHICKEN". No Recipes. n.d. Retrieved 2022-04-17.
  6. Chen, Namiko (2022-01-20). "Kinpira Gobo (Braised Burdock Root) (Video) きんぴらごぼう". Just One Cookbook. Retrieved 2022-04-17.
  7. "Technique: Kinpira". Taste Atlas. n.d. Retrieved 2022-04-17.
  8. "Kinpira Gobo (Japanese style stir-fried burdock root with carrot, きんぴらごぼう)". Tabemono Madness. 2021-04-10. Retrieved 2022-04-17.