Carrot : Traditional

Traditional Japanese dish. Carrot is cooked sweet and salty. I made traditional cuttings using a plum flower-shaped cutter.

Ingredients
Carrot　　　　　　300g
Dashi soup　　　　300㏄
Sugar　　　　　　45㏄
Mirin　　　　　　　22㏄
Soya-bean sauce　10㏄
Salt　　　　　　　3㏄

How to cook
1. Slice carrot with 1.5cm thickness. You can cook as they are for daily meal.
2. Cut carrot to plum flower shape using cutter. Make a slight cut each petals. Remove edges. Do the both sides.
3. Boil carrots for 5 minutes. Drain.
4. Boil dashi soup in a pan. Add carrots and cook for 5 minutes.
5. Add sugar and mirin. Cook for 5 minutes.
6. Add salt and soya-bean sauce. Cook until most of the liquid is gone. Cover the pan with kitchen paper like Bounty while cooking.