Ingredients (2 servings)

1 gobo (burdock root)
2 carrots
3 tbs dashi (or water)
1 tbs sugar
1 tbs sake
1 tbs soy sauce
2 tbs mirin (or 2 tbs sake and 2 tsp sugar)
1 tbs vegetable oil

Directions

1. Peel gobo and carrot and cut into short, thin strips. Soak the gobo strips in water for 5 minutes and drain well.
2. Heat vegetable oil in a saucepan, and stir-fry gobo for 2 minutes. Add carrot strips in the pan and stir-fry together for 3 more minutes. Add water, sake, mirin, sugar and soy sauce, and cook until the liquid is gone.