Recipes
Japanese-Style Julienne Potatoes
3 medium potatoes
1 ½ Tablespoons rice wine vinegar
1 ½ teaspoons mirin
1 teaspoon sugar
½ teaspoon salt
3 Tablespoons black sesame seeds, toasted
Peel the potatoes, julienne, and soak in water. Rinse well until the water is quite clear.
Mix the vinegar, mirin, sugar, and salt in a jam jar (or a glass that you can heat). Put a large strainer in a pot of boiling water and place the jar in the strainer to warm the mixture enough to dissolve the sugar and salt.
Drain the potatoes in the large strainer, place it in the boiling water and stir quickly. Remove at once. Drain well.
In a bowl, combine the potatoes with the vinegar mixture. Cool.
Garnish with the sesame seeds.
Note: Mirin is a sweet, flavorful wine made from sticky rice. Find it in the gourmet section of the grocery store or an Asian specialty food store.
Amount: 4 servings