Oden

Name: How to cook Oden - cookcic.com
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 to 5 servings
Cuisine: Us

Introduce

Chef :

Hiroko Liston

Oden

‘Oden’ is a Japanese hot pot dish of several ingredients simmered in the seasoned dashi stock. The essential ingredients are Fishcakes such as Chikuwa and Fish Balls. I always add Daikon, Potato, Boiled Eggs, Konnyaku (Konjac) and Beef Tendon skewers. Beef Tendon is hard to find where I live, I often use Ossobuco (Veal Shanks) meat. ‘Oden’ is a perfect dish for dinner on a cold winter day.

Ingredient

Food ration :

4 to 5 servings

6 cups (1500 ml)

Water

3 teaspoons

Dashi Powder *I used Kombu Dashi & Katsuo (Bonito) Dashi

1 teaspoon

Salt

2 tablespoons

Soy Sauce

1 tablespoon

Mirin

4-5

Boiled Eggs

1/2-1

Daikon (White Radish)

Konnyaku (Konjac)

Potatoes *peeled and cut into chunky pieces

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

Boil Beef (Veal) Shank Meat with a few sliced Ginger and 1 Spring Onion until soft. Cut into bite-size peaces and skewer. *Note: If you use Beef Tendon, it would take much longer time. Pressure cooker is a good method to cook it.

* Step 2

Prepare Boiled Eggs. Peel Daikon and cut into chunky pieces, and boil until soft. Cut Konnyaku (Konjac) into the size that is easy to eat, and blanch for a few minutes.

* Step 3

Place the all Soup ingredients in a large pot and heat over high heat. Add Daikon, Konnyaku (Konjac), Shank Meat Skewers, and Potato pieces. Once it is boiling, reduce the heat and simmer for several minutes.

* Step 4

When Potato is almost soft, add Fish Cakes and Boiled Eggs, bring back to the simmer, and simmer until Fish Cakes are soft.

* Step 5

*Note: You can set it aside at this stage, and warm it up just before serve. ‘Oden’ tastes nicer this way, but Boiled Eggs can’t be kept softly cooked.

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