Man's Cooking - Night 34

Is it just me, or has it suddenly gotten cooler? It's a good season for me since I get hot easily 😊 I heard leafy greens are going up in price, so I bought a bunch of root vegetables. My side dishes were also running low, so I made Chikuzenni (mock version) 😁 Normally I'd add chicken, but it starts to smell after a few days, so I skipped it. Chicken pieces get small and you don't realize they've gone bad until it's too late 😅 I'll eat the satsuma-age (fried fish cake) quickly. *In my hometown, we called satsuma-age 'tempura' instead. Here's my recipe (excluding vegetable prep): Add sesame oil and chopped root vegetables to a pot and stir-fry. Add satsuma-age and konnyaku (konjac jelly). *Blanch the satsuma-age and konnyaku in hot water before cutting. Add water, cooking sake, sugar, white soy sauce, and mirin, then simmer. Cover with a lid made of aluminum foil. Shake the pot occasionally to prevent sticking. Once the liquid has reduced, it's done. Let everything cool down except for tonight's portion, then refrigerate. This time, chopping the root vegetables took a while 😅 Also, the taro was frozen, so I forgot about it and added it at the end 😂 It's the main dish tonight, but it'll be a small side dish starting tomorrow 😊