Beef with Daikon is an easy Japanese radish recipe for a weeknight. Try making it ahead of time, so the daikon can soak up all the great flavors of the sauce!
Course Main Course
Cuisine Japanese
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Peel and cut the daikon into 1.5 cm thick rounds and cut rounds into quarters.
1 to 1.5 lb daikon radish
Place daikon in pan and cover with water.
Bring to a boil and simmer for about 15 minutes or until you can pierce with a little resistance.
Drain and set aside.
Beef
Add a tablespoon of neutral oil to a large frying pan and cook the beef.
2/3 to 1 lb thin sliced meat
Stir in sugar while beef is still a little red.
2 T sugar
Stir in the soy sauce, mirin, and sake.
4 T soy sauce, 3 T mirin, 3 T sake
Finally, add the dashi stock and daikon.
600 ml dashi stock
Simmer, stirring occasionally, for 15-20 minutes.
For best flavor, let sit for 30 minutes or so and reheat before serving. Optional: garnish with green onion. Serve with rice.
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Notes
Thin sliced beef can be found at Asian markets. If you are using granulated dashi, make the stock according to package directions. Adapted from: cookpad.