# Konnyaku Recipe

This recipe shows how to cook konnyaku, a bouncy firm jelly-like block made out of konnyaku yam.

- Servings: 1 servings
- Total time: 1 min
- Cuisine: Japanese
- Category: Side
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 block konnyaku
- 1 tablespoon dashi
- 1 tablespoon mirin
- 1 tablespoon sake
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce or mentsuyu
- 1 tablespoon honey or sugar
- 1 roasted sesame seeds

## Instructions

1. Rinse the konnyaku block under running water.
2. Massage the konnyaku block to make it softer and less rubbery.
3. Make shallow perpendicular cuts on the konnyaku block to help it absorb more flavor.
4. Boil the konnyaku block in water.
5. Add a tablespoon of dashi for umami.
6. Cut the konnyaku block into smaller pieces.
7. Add the konnyaku pieces to the boiling water.
8. Add a tablespoon of mirin, sake, soy sauce (or mentsuyu), and honey (or sugar).
9. Cook until all the water evaporates.
10. Add a little char and roasted sesame seeds.

## Equipment

- knife
- fork
- pot
- spoon
- cutting board
- cooking stove

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT215ma7o/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/49f2185c-ed22-4c59-adf8-e90b72e3bb2e
- Extracted: 2025-01-15

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