お雑煮(おぞうに) Japanese mochi
(rice cake) in soup.
It is a Japanese tradition to eat mochi
during the New Year. The ingredients vary from
region to region. Basically, ozoni
(Japanese Mochi Soup) is seasoned with
soy sauce in eastern Japan, and with shiromiso
(white miso) in western Japan.
Ingredients (serving for 4)
· Boneless chicken thigh
.....................................................
400g
· Carrot, cut into thin
rectangles ..........................................
100g
· Shiitake
mushrooms, stems removed and thinly sliced ..........
4 pcs
· Leek, diagonally sliced......................................................
8cm
· Fresh spinach, boiled
and cut into 2cm ...............................
some
· Kamaboko
or naruto (fish cakes) .........................................
4 slices
· Mochi (rice
cake) ..............................................................
4 blocks
· Dashi soup
stock ..............................................................
4 cups
· Sake (Japanese
rice wine) .................................................
1 tablespoon
· Soy sauce .......................................................................
1 tablespoon
How to prepare
1. Cut chicken thigh into small pieces.
2. Put dashi soup stock, chicken, carrot, and shiitake mushroom into a pot and bring to boil.
3. Skim off foam that comes up to the surface.
4. Turn down the heat to low, and add sake, soy sauce into pot and cook for a few minutes.
5. Meanwhile, grill mochi till softened.
6. Add mochi, kamaboko or naruto, spinach and sliced leek into pot and cook for 1-2 minutes.
Enjoy!
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