This is one of the simplest yet most flavourful and healthy Japanese dishes out there. I grew up eating this and my mom made it looks so easy every time she made it. She always used “whatever was in the fridge” but I know that traditionally, there is an actual set of ingredients for this dish. The way my mom cooks it isn’t incorrect and isn’t that different from the traditional Japanese dish. Just improvising everyday!

Very very simple ingredients and method give you sweet salty simmered squash.This Japanese squash called Tetsu-kabuto(Iron-helmet)

Chicken and daikon simmered dish is a healthy and comforting Japanese meal. It's made with simple ingredients like chicken, daikon, and basic seasonings, and the flavor soaks deeply into the daikon, making it very tasty. It's low in calories, rich in nutrients, and well-balanced with protein and fiber. This dish goes perfectly with rice, and it tastes even better the next day, so it's great for meal prep too. #CA2025 #japanesecuisen

Whenever I buy daikon, I make simmer dishes. I thought it would be delicious with chicken, and after trying out various dishes I arrived to this flavor. This is my family's standard side dish.Parboiling the daikon helps eliminate the smell and preserves its shape.While the daikon is still hard, add the ★ ingredients, cover with a lid and simmer on low heat.Using honey instead of sugar gives a nice glossy look and is very delicious.I use half-cuts of daikon bought from the supermarket. Recipe by Hard candy

I thought of this because of our autumn harvest of daikon radishes at home, and I wanted to make a quick Chinese-style stew.I cut the ingredients into long strips so that they cook quickly and absorb the flavour better.It is quite salty, so for those people who prefer to use less salt, please use a little less of each ingredient.Reduce the liquid well (have a taste and leave as much liquid as you want).I recommend cooking over medium heat. Be careful not to burn your chicken! Recipe by Donpintan

Chicken drumettes are delicious and cheap so I buy them frequently. You can cook chicken drumettes with many different ingredients, however this time I tried making it with daikon and atsuage.If you are using the water leftover from washing rice, you just need enough so that the daikon is submerged.If you don't have leftover rice water, then simply add 1 tablespoon of rice and boil it.When it's simmering, be sure to keep an eye on it, and adjust the heat as necessary.This time I used a medium sized daikon that was about 15cm long. Recipe by Kumahachi

This is a basic recipe.If you don't have a pressure cooker, adjust the amount of water till it just covers the ingredients, and boil it on a low heat with a small lid resting directly over the ingredients. Recipe by Morihan

I had a cold and wanted to eat a dish that used ginger, and since chicken drumsticks also have collagen, I simmered them with daikon radish and ginger.- Use 2.5 cups of water to make the dashi stock. If you use 1 teaspoon of dashi granules, it can be made easily. - If you don't have light soy sauce, you can use regular or dashi soy sauce (Since the amount of salt in soy sauce varies, adjust accordingly). - When removing the scum, you can skim off the oil to make the dish even healthier. For 3 servings. Recipe by ruruchirin

I love this dish.Washing the chicken and lightly browning it in the frying pan helps to reduce the meat smell.If you prepare this in the morning and periodically heat it throughout the day, by night even the cartilage will be soft and you can pluck the meat off the bone with your chopsticks.If you have a deep frying pan you can do everything using it.If you have time, prepare it early to give the flavor more time to soak in, which is even more delicious.Chicken wings are also delicious.If you feel that the flavor is a bit too weak remove the lid and simmer for a bit on high heat. Recipe by To-imama

I used to make meatless stewed daikon radish with carrots, but I got inspired seeing it made with chicken thighs on a cooking show on TV; I thought it would be possible to create an even tastier dish with chicken drumettes, since the bones would produce a nice stock.You can finish after Step 4, but if you prefer a stronger taste, go on to Step 5.If the daikon radish are stewed too quickly, they will break apart in the pot, so keep the heat on low. In Step 5, it might be good to remove the daikon from the stew and simmer the soup separately. Recipe by Kawakamisan

I learned this recipe from my mother.1. The daikon will absorb the flavor faster if you parboil the daikon (5~6 minutes in the microwave) before sautéing.2. Adjust the amount of sugar and soy sauce to your liking.3. Make the drop lid (otoshibuta) by shaping aluminum foil into a disk that is smaller than the frying pan and then poking a hole in the middle.4. Cook at high heat at the end for a glossy look. Recipe by Yuuyuu0221

I added miso to make this variation of my regular soy sauce-based simmered chicken drumstick and daikon radish recipe.If you wait about half a day before eating it, the flavors will be absorbed better.If you don't have time for that, just simmer the daikon radish longer, until it absorbs the flavors. Recipe by Musumedaburu