Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, yamagata-style stewed taro root. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Great recipe for Yamagata-Style Stewed Taro Root. This taro root simmer is a regional dish of Yamagata. To be honest I've never eaten it. I heard that the flavor and the stock differs depending on the household and the region, so I made this taro root simmer to my liking.

Yamagata-Style Stewed Taro Root is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. They are nice and they look fantastic. Yamagata-Style Stewed Taro Root is something which I have loved my whole life.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have yamagata-style stewed taro root using 12 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Yamagata-Style Stewed Taro Root:

1. Prepare 6 Satoimo (taro root)
2. Take 250 grams Thinly sliced beef offcuts
3. Get 1 Konnyaku
4. Make ready 1 packet Maitake mushrooms
5. Make ready 1/2 Burdock root
6. Make ready 1 dash Green onion (green leaves)
7. Get 1000 ml Japanese dashi stock
8. Prepare 4 tbsp Soft light brown sugar
9. Get 4 tbsp Soy sauce
10. Prepare 2 tbsp Sake
11. Prepare 2 tbsp Mirin
12. Make ready 2 tbsp Sesame oil

The closest in texture to taro greens might probably be spinach if cooked for long enough but nevertheless their taste is quite unmatched. When it comes to their nutritional profile, taro leaves are a good source of folate and vitamin C. The large taro root has a wonderfully flaky texture similar to Yucca, but has a distinct and unique flavor that when coupled with the sauce from the braised pork ribs is as comforting as it gets. You can serve this as one of a few dishes if you're going family style, or have it as a one-pot stew for dinner and plenty of leftovers for lunch.

Steps to make Yamagata-Style Stewed Taro Root:

1. Cut the vegetables into bite-sized pieces. Rinse the taro root in water. The burdock root will go into the pot later as thin strips.
2. Tear the konnyaku by hand into bite-sized pieces. Blanch and then drain.
3. Heat sesame oil in a pot, and cook the konnyaku, beef, and taro root, in that order. Add the maitake, then add the dashi stock. Add the burdock root while tearing into thin strips.
4. Add brown sugar to the pot and boil while skimming any scum.
5. Once the taro has become tender, add the remaining ingredients and boil over low heat until the flavor is cooked in.
6. Transfer to a dish and top with green onions to complete. Enjoy it with shichimi chili pepper seasoning or other seasonings of your choice.

The large taro root has a wonderfully flaky texture similar to Yucca, but has a distinct and unique flavor that when coupled with the sauce from the braised pork ribs is as comforting as it gets. You can serve this as one of a few dishes if you're going family style, or have it as a one-pot stew for dinner and plenty of leftovers for lunch. After steaming, let the roots cool before peeling off the hairy outer skin. Simmered Taro (Satoimo no Nimono) is a classic home cooked recipe that compliments the main dish in a typical Japanese meal. See recipes for Sepankazhangu roast/ Taro Root roast too.

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