Japan

Chikuzenni

Name: Chikuzenni
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Japan
Ingredients: 400 g Chicken thigh (cubed); 300 g Lotus root & carrot; 6 pieces Shiitake; 3 tbsp Soy sauce; 2 tbsp each Mirin & sake; 300 ml Dashi

Simmered chicken with root vegetables

Chikuzenni comes from the Chikuzen region (today Fukuoka) and is a simmered dish of chicken and root vegetables.

Lotus root, carrot, taro and shiitake simmer with chicken in a sweet soy broth - a fixture of festive New Year tables.

Servings4

Time50 min

LevelMedium

Ingredients

Chicken thigh (cubed)400 g
Lotus root & carrot300 g
Shiitake6 pieces
Soy sauce3 tbsp
Mirin & sake2 tbsp each
Dashi300 ml

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Cut the vegetables into bite-sized pieces.
Briefly sear the chicken.
Add the vegetables and fry along.
Pour in dashi, soy sauce, mirin and sake.
Simmer covered until the liquid is nearly reduced.

Make it original

Dashi and mirin for chikuzenni are in the Asia Boutique.

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