Kimpira

You can make this with gobo (burdock root) or, as we do in our family, all sorts of leftovers.  In the photo here I've used the peel of 1 & 1/2 daikon radishes, the stump of a broccoli and one carrot.  You'll need to adjust the other ingredients to match how much leftover vegetables you are using.

Ingredients

Vegetable leftovers chopped julienne

Sesame oil, for frying

1/3 cup dashi

1 tbsp soy sauce

1 tbsp mirin

1 tbsp sake

1 tbsp sugar

1/2 fresh red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped

1 tbsp sesame seeds

Method

In a frying pan, heat the oil and fry all the vegetables including the chilli for 2 to 3 mins until.they start to soften. Add all the other ingredients except the sesame seeds and cook over a medium heat until most of the liquid has evaporated.

Remove from the heat, add the sesame seeds and mix.

Serve hot or cold with rice.