【Japanese Side Dish Guide 18】Simmered Daikon Radish

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Our Home Cooking Makeover: Simmered Daikon Radish (Dish #18)

Hello there!

It’s been almost a year since we started our little “home cooking makeover” journey.
Lately, I’ve been trying to figure out how I can prep both main and side dishes in the morning to make dinnertime smoother.

As part of this experiment, I’ve decided to start sharing recipes for side dishes that were a hit at home (including a few “tried-and-loved” ones from others).

Today, I’m sharing the 18th dish in the series:
Simmered Daikon Radish 🥢

This is mainly a personal note for future reference,
but if it inspires your cooking in any way, I’d be so happy!

Simmered Daikon Radish Recipe

＼　Recipe Inspiration　／

Ingredients

Here’s what you’ll need (for 2 servings):

• Daikon radish ... about 1/3 of a large root

• Water ... 100 ml

• Soy sauce ... 1 tablespoon

• Mirin ... 1 tablespoon

• Sake ... 1 tablespoon

• Sesame oil ... 1 tablespoon

How to Make It

1. Peel the daikon and cut it into bite-sized chunks.

2. In a small pot, combine:
Water (100 ml), soy sauce, mirin, sake, and sesame oil (1 tbsp each).
Add the daikon chunks.
Cover with a lid and heat on high.

3. Once it comes to a boil, reduce to medium heat and simmer until the daikon is tender. Since we don’t use a pressure cooker at home, it took about 20 minutes for us.

Final Thoughts

So that was today’s recipe: Simmered Daikon Radish 🍲
It was super simple and turned out so tasty—
I really hope you’ll give it a try!

Oh—and I’ve also created a collection of side dish “tried-it” recipes
as a magazine on note! Feel free to check it out and subscribe:

Sharing daily side dish recipes (mostly ones I tried from others—not originals).

Thanks so much for reading to the end!
Wishing you a warm and delicious day ahead 🌿