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Posted by Alicia Silverstone on Feb 11, 2011


Daikon

For all your flirts or anyone new to the superhero diet, this is what a daikon looks like!
 
Next time you’re at the grocery store, buy one and try the Braised Daikon in Mirin and Shoyu from my book (p. 271). Here’s the recipe:
 
Braised Daikon in Mirin and Shoyu
 
Ingredients

  • 1 large daikon (roughly 1 pound but size doesn’t really matter)
  • 2 T shoyu
  • ½ cup mirin
  • 2”-3” strip kombu

Steps

  1. Slice the daikon into 3/4” rounds
  2. Place them in a skillet in a single layer
  3. Add water almost to cover the daikon
  4. Add the shoyu, mirin, and kombu
  5. Bring the liquid to a boil over high heat
  6. Reduce heat to very low, cover pan, and simmer the daikon for 30 minutes or until all liquid has been absorbed

Enjoy!

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that looks so weird, its an white carret, but fatter and looks heavy

Since reading the "Kind Diet" I have been having a total love affair with Daikon. After moving I have had a hard time finding it consistantly, so I am going to attempt at growing some. Like millet, I always feel really centered after eating it!

I want to know if this is radish, which in India is very famous for spicy soup called "Sambar". It goes well with rice and ghee a processed butter which tastes very good. I don't know the turnip in UK is very sweet so not a radish I reckon. Radish may be Daikon in US.....looks like though....

Radish and cabbage are supposed to be very good as anti-oxidants!! Is it true???

Can you eat daikon raw or is it a vegetable that needs to be cooked first?

I have a problem finding Daikon.  I have found it, but not very often.  I like it.

what are shoyu, mirin and kombu, then?

This is old but @anna, you can have daikon raw but it's kinda strong tasting for me, pickled (yum!) or cooked. Very versatile.

@lisa

shoyu is regular soy sauce. There is another kind called Tamari. It's brewed without wheat. Either will do in the TKD recipes.

Mirin is a japanese cooking wine. It's usually made from rice.

kombu is a type of seaweed. It's apparently good to cook with beans as it helps digestibility. I dunno for sure, I haven't tried that.

Hope that helps!

-Mary

http://www.marystestkitchen.com

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