Konnyaku Steak with Shishito Peppers 蒟蒻ステーキ

Method19 steps · about 20 min

1. 1

   Step 1: Cut the konjac (1) bar into two thin fillets.

   Uses 1 bar konjac (konnyaku), 280 g

2. 2

   Step 2: Score both sides of each fillet diagonally, about 5 mm apart.

   Uses Two thin konjac fillets

3. 3

   Step 3: Cut each fillet in half lengthwise, then cut into 2 cm strips.

   Uses Scored konjac fillets

4. 4

   Step 4: Place all konjac pieces into a mixing bowl and sprinkle salt (1 tsp).

   Uses Cut scored konjac pieces · 1 tsp salt

5. 5

   Step 5: Rub the salt onto konjac with your hands and leave it for 5 minutes.

   Rest salted konjac · 5 minUses Konjac pieces sprinkled with salt

   
6. 6

   Step 6: Bring the 2 litres water to a boil in a saucepan over high heat, then add the salted konjac pieces.

   Uses 2 litres water for preboiling the konjac · Salt-rubbed rested konjac pieces

7. 7

   Step 7: Cook the konjac for a few minutes.

   Uses Konjac in boiling water

8. 8

   Step 8: Turn off the heat, drain the konjac well and discard the boiling water.

   Uses Preboiled konjac

   
9. 9

   Step 9: Wash Shishito Peppers (10) and make a small cut so that the shishito peppers will not burst when they are heated.

   Uses 10 Shishito peppers

10. 10

    Step 10: Combine soy sauce (1 tbsp), mirin (1 tbsp), and sugar (1 tbsp) well altogether and set aside.

    Uses 1 tbsp soy sauce · 1 tbsp mirin · 1 tbsp sugar

11. 11

    Step 11: Heat olive oil (1 tsp) and butter (10 g) in a frying pan over medium heat.

    Uses 1 tsp olive oil · 10 g butter

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    Step 12: Add finely chopped garlic (1 clove) into the frying pan.

    Uses Hot olive oil and butter · 1 clove garlic (finely chopped )

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    Step 13: When the garlic is fragrant, add the well-drained konjac and shishito peppers into the frying pan

    Uses Fragrant garlic in oil and butter · Well-drained preboiled konjac · Washed cut shishito peppers

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    Step 14: Fry them for a few minutes.

    Uses Konjac and peppers frying with garlic

15. 15

    Step 15: Add the combined sauce to the frying pan.

    Uses Fried konjac and peppers · Prepared soy-mirin-sugar sauce

    
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    Step 16: Stir them all together to coat the sauce.

    Uses Konjac and peppers with added sauce

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    Step 17: When the peppers are bright green and lightly blistered, transfer them to a plate, leaving the konjac and sauce in the pan.

    Uses Sauce-coated konjac and peppers

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    Step 18: Continue to cook Konjac pieces for a couple of minutes or until the sauce has reduced and thickened a little bit.

    Reduce the konjac sauce · 2 minUses Konjac and sauce remaining after reserving cooked peppers

    
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    Step 19: Turn off the heat and serve the konjac with the reserved cooked shishito peppers.

    Uses Konjac coated in reduced sauce · Reserved cooked shishito peppers