Japan

Oden

Name: Oden
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Japan
Ingredients: 1.5 l Dashi; 1/2 Daikon; 4 Boiled eggs; 200 g Fish cakes (chikuwa, hanpen); 1 block Konjac (konnyaku); 3 tbsp each Soy sauce & mirin; to serve Karashi (mustard)

Japanese winter hotpot in dashi

Oden is a cosy winter hotpot in which various ingredients steep long in a light, soy-seasoned dashi broth.

Daikon, eggs, fish cakes and konjac soak up the clear broth; on cold days oden is sold at street stalls and convenience stores.

Servings4

Time90 min

LevelAdvanced

Ingredients

Dashi1.5 l
Daikon1/2
Boiled eggs4
Fish cakes (chikuwa, hanpen)200 g
Konjac (konnyaku)1 block
Soy sauce & mirin3 tbsp each
Karashi (mustard)to serve

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Cut the daikon into thick slices and pre-boil.
Season the dashi with soy sauce and mirin.
Steep daikon, konjac and eggs long in the broth.
Add the fish cakes later so they don't fall apart.
Serve everything in the broth, with karashi mustard.

Make it original

Dashi and fish cakes for oden are in the Asia Boutique.

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