今晩は。
たまたま英文朝日(朝日の英字新聞)を見てたら、エビイモを
料理してみよう!というのが出てました。
英文を読むのが大変だけど、たまには英語で料理の説明を読むと新鮮かと思います。
というわけで、御用とお急ぎでない方はどうぞ。
JAPANESE HOME COOKING: Cooked 'ebi-imo,' a type of taro
December 18, 2012
THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
In Kyoto cuisine, there is a vegetable called “ebi-imo,” named for its shrimp-like stripes and curved shape. Although it has sharp edges, it melts in your mouth.
At the hands of chef Kimio Tomura, cooked “ebi-imo” (a type of “satoimo” taro) is a delight.
By steaming slowly in stock, the taro will soften but retain its shape. Although Tomura chose ebi-imo, other types of local satoimo may be used. Since it is a simple dish, the vegetable must be handled with loving care for a satisfying result. The taro should be peeled rather thickly to remove any fibrous texture. Leftovers may be dusted with katakuriko starch and deep-fried the next day. Serves six.
INGREDIENTS
6 ebi-imo (160 grams per piece)
1.8 liters bonito and konbu dashi stock
1 tsp salt
1 Tbsp light soy sauce
50 cc sake
10 grams dried sardine (niboshi), 35 grams dried bonito shavings, yuzu zest
METHOD
Cut off both ends of ebi-imo. Thickly peel lengthwise. It will look fine if peeled in diagonal pairs to create hexagonal ends. Immerse in water.
Heat dashi stock and add sake, salt and soy sauce. It should taste a little stronger than clear Japanese “suimono” soup. Remove head and gut of dried sardine. Wrap sardine and bonito shavings in thin cotton cloth and tie with string.
Lay ebi-imo in a bowl or container and then add cotton wrapping on top. Pour dashi stock until it covers ebi-imo. Put lid on and place in steaming steamer. Cook for 2 and a half to 3 hours until soft. Add water to steamer if necessary. Serve ebi-imo while still hot, pour stock over it and top with grated yuzu zest.
Cut left-over ebi-imo in bite-size pieces, dust with katakuriko starch. Deep fry at medium temperature until surface becomes crispy.
Estimated time: 170 minutes (20 minutes for preparation, 150 minutes for actual cooking time).
Nutritional information (per serving): kilocalories, 150; sodium content, 1.7 grams; fat content, 1.2 grams