- Cut daikon in quarter inch rounds, peel and score both sides. Boil in water until tender.
- Fry the rounds in oil in a fry pan with a half clove of minced garlic.
- Add 1 tablespoon soy sauce, 1 tablespoon sake, 1 tablespoon mirin (sweet wine) and 1 teaspoon sugar.
- Simmer on low heat until liquid is reduced turning the daikon rounds until both sides are grilled.
Served with the daikon was a simple curry made with chicken pieces, mushrooms, chopped onions and simmered in coconut milk with a little curry powder. The salad was leftover pork slices fried well with red peppers and served over cabbage with coconut oil dressing.
Still no rice.
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By the way... I found out that Yuma-kun's great-aunt is a well known weaving artist in our prefecture and her works hold a permanent place in the local art museum. Her name is Emiko Watanabe and though I can find things about her on Japanese Internet I wasn't able to get any information in English. I wish Yuma-kun had warned me we were meeting someone famous. The sweet bean cakes I took as a present seem a bit simple in retrospect.
Often simple is better.
ReplyDeleteRE: Yuma-kun's great-aunt. Perhaps you will hear of an exhibition she is having and go with Tetsu. Then you can take an even greater present. Perhaps she appreciated just being Yuma-kun's great-aunt for a moment. I am sure she hears from his grandparents and values what you are doing for Yuma-kun.
ReplyDeleteSandy in the UK
She's not famous to him, she's just his great aunt. I know because I have a famous relative. He's just uncle Bill to us.
ReplyDeleteIsn't that name Wantanabe - your married name? I am going to look it up in google and see if there is anything about her. Great experience. Yuma - Kun's life is just full of interesting people how nice.
ReplyDeleteRuth in Oxnard
Does Yuma-kun's great-aunt has the same family name as yours?
ReplyDeleteYour diner looks good.
Carole