“Chikuzen-ni” (Chicken & Vegetables)

This is a traditional Japanese dish called “chikuzen-ni”. “Chikuzen” is an old name of “Fukuoka” prefecture. This dish is from “chikuzen” area. It should contain chicken, lotus root, carrot, konjac, and burdock. Chicken can be breast or leg.

Ingredients
Chicken　　　　　　　250g
Burdock　　　　　　　100g
Lotus root　　　　　　300g
Carrot　　　　　　　　200g
Konjac　　　　　　　　250g
Dashi soup　　　　　　300㏄
Sugar　　　　　　　　75㏄
Soya-bean sauce　　　65㏄
Sake　　　　　　　　100㏄
Oil

How to cook
1. Scratch skin of burdock and cut randomly(see picture). Peel skins of lotus roots and cut randomly. Soak burdock and lotus roots in water. Tear off konjac into small pieces. Peel skin of carrot and cut randomly. Cut chicken into about 3cm.
2. Spread oil in a pan. Cook chicken, lotus roots, burdock, konjac, and carrot.
3. Add dashi soup, sake, and sugar when lotus roots become transparent. Cook for 10 minutes.
4. Add soya-bean sauce. Cook until most of the soup is gone. Mix once in a while.