Imoni

Method

1. 1 Peel the taro, toss it with salt, then rinse it to remove the slime.
2. 2 Boil the potatoes briefly in boiling water, then discard the water to prevent the broth from becoming cloudy.
3. 3 Tear the konnyaku into pieces and blanch them in boiling water to remove the strong odor.
4. 4 Boil dashi with soy sauce, sugar, and sake, then add potatoes and konnyaku and simmer for 20 minutes.
5. 5 Add the sliced beef, cook until just done, then sprinkle with chopped scallions.

With an appliance

• Pressure cooker 38 min

  Replace step 4: cook taro and konnyaku in dashi under low pressure for 4 minutes, then quickly release the pressure. The beef in step 5 is still added after opening the lid and is only cooked until just done.