Description
A staple ingredient female customers always pick at Taiwan night market 'Luwei' stalls. Zero-calorie shirataki knots absorb star-anise-scented medicinal soup.
Restaurants serving Braised Konjac Knots
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Shirataki knots
- Soy sauce
- Star anise
- Rock sugar
- Ginger
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- Boil shirataki knots (Juruo Jie) for
- mins to remove odor completely.
- Boil 'Lu Zhi (braising liquid)' with soy, rock sugar, star anise, ginger, cinnamon.
- Add shirataki, simmer on low for
- mins.
- Turn off heat, let cool in soup to infuse flavor to the core.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Exotic aroma of star anise and cinnamon、シナモンのエキゾチックな香り
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Block konjac (score surface to absorb flavor)
Pairing
Taiwan Beer、Fried anchovies and peanuts
Trivia
[For Health Conscious] Always included in 'Guandong Zhu (oden)' sold at Taiwan convenience stores. Elasticity increases chewing, perfectly satisfying 'craving strong flavors' during diets as an excellent zero-carb ingredient.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Coat heavily with Taiwan's 'sweet chili sauce (Tianla Jiang)' and chopped scallions to eat as a junk snack!
Allergen
Wheat, Soy (from soy sauce)