Dragon roots

This time I made kinpira, it's our favorite, made of burdock root.
Ingredients:

• 1 lb.burdock,
• 4-5 oz. pork, cut into julienne strips,
• 1 toe ginger,
• garlic,
• 1/2 cup soy sauce,
• 1/2 cup sugar or other sweetener, and
• chili pepper to taste.

First, with a peeler, shred the burdock. Or finely julienne the burdock, about 3" long. Then, take a toe of ginger, sliced very thin, and mince it. Do it again with an equal amount of garlic (adjust to taste). Oil your pan (vegetable oil is fine) and add you pork and brown. Mix soy sauce, sugar, garlic, pepper, and ginger and add. Add the burdock last. Simmer until reduced. Should be slightly syrupy.