
🇯🇵 Japanese Vegetarian
Lotus Root Yakitori
🇯🇵 Japanese
Fire-kissed skewers of lotus root — smoky outside, juicy inside, gone in minutes. 27 minutes of mostly hands-off cooking.
Prep 20 min Cook 7 min Serves 4 Medium
Ingredients
- Yogurt3 tbsp
- Ginger3 cloves, crushed
- Soy Sauce3 tbsp
- White Pepper1 tsp
- Sugar1 tbsp
- Rice Vinegar1, juiced
- Neutral Oil2 tbsp
- Mirin3 tbsp
- Lotus Root300 g
Optional extras
- Shiso Leaveshandful, to finish
Instructions
- 1
Whisk the yogurt, neutral oil, garlic, white pepper and rice vinegar juice into a marinade.
- 2
Cut the lotus root into even 3 cm chunks and coat well; marinate 30 minutes minimum.
- 3
Thread onto skewers with a little space between pieces so the heat can circulate.
- 4
Grill over high heat, turning every few minutes, until charred at the edges and cooked inside.
- 5
Slide off the skewers, rest 3 minutes, and dust with shiso leaves.
Chef's tip
Let the dish rest 5 minutes off the heat before serving so the flavours settle.
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