Japan

Ozoni

Name: Ozoni
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Japan
Ingredients: 4 pieces Mochi rice cakes; 1 l Dashi broth; 200 g Chicken; some of each Mitsuba & carrot; some of each Soy sauce & mirin; some Yuzu peel

Japanese New Year soup with mochi

Ozoni is the traditional Japanese soup for the New Year, centred on grilled or boiled mochi rice cakes.

Every region has its own version; in the Kanto area the broth is a clear dashi soup with chicken and vegetables.

Servings4

Time40 min

LevelMedium

Ingredients

Mochi rice cakes4 pieces
Dashi broth1 l
Chicken200 g
Mitsuba & carrotsome of each
Soy sauce & mirinsome of each
Yuzu peelsome

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Season the dashi with soy sauce and mirin.
Cook the chicken and carrot in the broth.
Grill or boil the mochi separately.
Put mochi in the bowls and ladle broth over.
Serve with mitsuba and yuzu peel.

Make it original

Dashi and mirin for ozoni are in the Asia Boutique.

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