Carrot and Nagaimo Yam Potage. Nagaimo is a tuber that when grated has a lovely slimy foamy texture. Today I'll show you how to prepare it in a Japanese dish cold soba noodles called. This is my new way to make Yam Porridge / Yam Pottage also known as Asaro.
Yamaimo/Nagaimo/Tororoimo is a type of yam that can be eaten raw and is used frequently in Japanese cooking. This confused me when I was a child because my grandmother always called it Tororoimo but my mom would mix it up and call it Nagaimo and. Nagaimo is very slimy and slippery, so be careful. You can cook Carrot and Nagaimo Yam Potage using 8 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Carrot and Nagaimo Yam Potage
- It's 1 of Carrot.
- It's 1/2 of Onion.
- It's 10 grams of Butter.
- Prepare 200 ml of Water.
- You need 1 of Soup stock cube.
- It's 200 ml of Milk.
- You need 2 cm of Nagaimo yam.
- It's 1 dash of Salt and pepper.
I don't get allergic reactions but get itchy a little bit. Some of you may experience itch when you I usually use grated nagaimo to make Okonomiyaki. batter. Grated nagaimo has lots of air in it and when you cook with it, the food gets fluffy and airy. To be honest, I was quite surprised how delicious this simple dish was.
Carrot and Nagaimo Yam Potage instructions
- Thinly slice the onion and carrot..
- Melt butter in a saucepan and fry the onion and carrot..
- Add water and soup stock and bring to the boil. Simmer over low heat until the vegetables have softened..
- Blend it all in a mixer and then return it to the pan. Heat it up again. Add grated yam and bring it to the boil once more. Season with salt and pepper..
I used to only buy nagaimo for making Okonomiyaki and hadn't made any other nagaimo recipes that my mom used to make for us when growing up. Nagaimo (Japanese mountain yam) salad, an elegant appetizer of raw crisp yam served with soy sauce and simple garnishes can be prepared There is some confusion between the two Japanese terms yamaimo and nagaimo, which are actually two distinct species of yam although the two names. Dioscorea polystachya or Chinese yam (Chinese: 山药), also called cinnamon-vine, is a species of flowering plant in the yam family. It is sometimes called Chinese potato or by its Japanese name nagaimo. It is a perennial climbing vine, native to China and East Asia.