



- Dipping sauce:
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon grated white sesame seeds
- 1 teaspoon finely-chopped leek
- 5 tablespoons (rounded) natto, chopped
- 1 teaspoon grated garlic
- 1 teaspoon powdered hot red pepper
- 1 teaspoon sake (rice wine)
- 1 potato, peeled and grated
- 5 Chinese leek stalks, cut in 2-inch length
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 2 tablespoons fine strips of white stem of leak

- Make the dipping sauce:
- In a small bowl, combine the soy sauce, sesame seeds, and leek.
- In a large bowl, mix the potato, garlic, red pepper, 1 tablespoon of leek, and sake.
- Heat the sesame oil in a large skillet on medium heat.
- Pour the potato mixture on the skillet, top with the natto, 1 tablespoon of minced green onion, and Chinese leek, and bake until browned underneath.
- Flip and bake on the other side.
- Transfer it to a serving dish and top with the strips of white stem of leak.
- Serve with the dipping sauce. Serves 2.
