Oden

Name: Oden
Yield: 4 to 5 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 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; *Note: Prepare 4-5 servings of every ingredient; Beef Shank Meat *OR Beef Tendon, cooked with Ginger and Spring Onion; 4-5 Boiled Eggs; 1/2-1 Daikon (White Radish); 1 Konnyaku (Konjac); 2 Potatoes *peeled and cut into chunky pieces; Fish Cakes *e.g. Chikuwa, Fish Balls, etc

Hiroko Liston @hirokoliston

Melbourne, Australia

‘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.

Hiroko Liston @hirokoliston

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Ingredients

4 to 5 servings

Soup
6 cups (1500 ml)Water
3 teaspoonsDashi Powder *I used Kombu Dashi & Katsuo (Bonito) Dashi
1 teaspoonSalt
2 tablespoonsSoy Sauce
1 tablespoonMirin
Suggested Ingredients
*Note: Prepare 4-5 servings of every ingredient
Beef Shank Meat *OR Beef Tendon, cooked with Ginger and Spring Onion
4-5Boiled Eggs
1/2-1Daikon (White Radish)
1Konnyaku (Konjac)
2Potatoes *peeled and cut into chunky pieces
Fish Cakes *e.g. Chikuwa, Fish Balls, etc

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Steps

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.
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.
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.
4

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