Name: Vegetable Ankake Donburi Recipe
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 2 cups shiitake dashi; 2 Tbsp mirin, nikkitta (microwaved 20-30 secs to reduce alcohol); 2 Tbsp light soy sauce (usukuchi shoyu); 1 ½ Tbsp potato starch in 3 Tbsp water; ½ piece of renkon, (lotus root) ~ 1 cup, quartered ¼ in thick; 1 ½ cups fresh shiitake mushrooms, sliced ¼ in thick; 2 pieces aburaage, fried tofu skin or small strips of firm tofu; ¼ red bell pepper, sliced ¼ in thick; ¼ yellow bell pepper, sliced ¼ in thick; ½ cup sugar snap peas; ½ bunch enoki mushrooms, bottom part removed; 1-2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil, or sesame oil

Vegetable Ankake Donburi Recipe

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A Hearty, Nutritious Japanese Bowl. Vegetable Ankake Donburi is a delightful Japanese dish that combines a thick, savory sauce called ankake with a medley of vegetables over rice, providing a nutritious, comforting meal.

Author: Patrick
Cuisine: Japanese

Ingredients

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For ankake (an sauce):

2 cups shiitake dashi
2 Tbsp mirin, nikkitta (microwaved 20–30 secs to reduce alcohol)
2 Tbsp light soy sauce (usukuchi shoyu)
1 1/2 Tbsp potato starch in 3 Tbsp water

For the vegetables:

1/2 piece of renkon, (lotus root) ~ 1 cup, quartered 1/4 in thick
1 1/2 cups fresh shiitake mushrooms, sliced 1/4 in thick
2 pieces aburaage, fried tofu skin or small strips of firm tofu
1/4 red bell pepper, sliced 1/4 in thick
1/4 yellow bell pepper, sliced 1/4 in thick
1/2 cup sugar snap peas
1/2 bunch enoki mushrooms, bottom part removed
1–2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil, or sesame oil

For serving:

Brown rice; or alternatively udon noodles

Kaiware daikon (radish sprouts), shiso, chopped green onions, white pepper, ichimi or shichimi red pepper

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Instructions

First make the shiitake dashi. (While this is cooking you can prepare the vegetables)
After the dashi is ready and while still hot add mirin, light soy sauce and stir in.
Next gradually add the potato starch slurry into the dashi mixture stirring continuously to avoid clumping. Bring to a gentle boil and within a minute or so, the mixture should be noticeably thicker. Once thickened remove from heat and cover. This is your ankake (sauce)
Use a large sauté pan on medium heat, add in the olive oil and cook the renkon and mushrooms for 1-2 minutes. Add in the rest of the vegetables and cook 4-5 minutes until softened. Stir occasionally and allow to brown slightly.
Once the vegetables have softened add all the an sauce to the vegetable pan and mix the vegetables into the sauce. Remove from heat.
Place one serving of brown rice into a large bowl and pour the vegetable an sauce over the rice ~ about 1 cups worth.
Top with desired herbs or peppers and enjoy!

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