carrot kinpira

By sanmo_babe

bento box filler or filling for rice burgers

Ingredients

• 2 medium carrots
• 1 Tbs. dark sesame oil
• a pinch of red pepper flakes (about 1/8 tsp, or more if you want it spicier)
• 1 Tbs. soy sauce
• 1 tsp. sesame seeds
• Cut the carrots into matchstick size. (Cheat alert - you can use pre-shredded carrots meant for salad if you like, but then lessen the cooking time.)

Preparation

Step 1

Heat up a frying pan or wok with the sesame oil. Add the carrots and toss around until crisp-tender, about 4 to 5 minutes depending on how skinny the matchsticks are. Add the red pepper flakes and toss some more. Add soy sauce, toss toss. Add the sesame seeds near the end.