A yummy looking recipe appeared in Saturday’s Nikkei Shinbun Lifestyle section, of all places, for Butter/Soy Sauce Flavored Potatoes (Jyagaimo Batta-Shoyu Ni). Potatoes are quite cheap now at supermarkets, and are also seasonal.
Ingredients
- Four potatoes (600 grams)
- Butter (30 grams)
- Sugar (2 osaji/tablespoons)
- Soy sauce (1 1/2 osaji/tablespoons)
- Water (1 1/4 cups)
(Servings: Four portions, 169 Kcal portion)
Directions
- Peel potatoes, and cut each potato into two or three bite-sized portions. After soaking in water for about five minutes, drain the potatoes.
- Put the potatoes, butter, sugar, and soy sauce in a pot, turn on the heat. Cover with a drop lid (otoshibuta – I use a piece of aluminum foil) placed slightly off center. Let pot simmer for 12 or 13 minutes on medium heat until the potatoes become soft.
- Finally, remove the drop lid and let the juices boil off.
Tip: A key to making sure the taste and nutrition are not washed away in the juices is simmering the vegetables in a small amount of liquid using a drop lid.
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© 2004 Wendy J. Imura.