Japanese Hot-pot With Shio Koji Broth Recipe – Easy And Delicious

For those cold and wet days, you can’t go wrong with a nice warm Japanese Hot-Pot. Very easy to make meal, which mostly requires the effort in the preparation of ingredients. Easily make a meal for a large family without being in the kitchen for hours. In Japan, this is a common dish enjoyed with families and friends in winter.

Japanese Hot-Pot with Shio-Koji Broth

Easy & delicious meal which is perfect for a chilly night's dinner or a casual home party with family and friends!

Print Recipe

Prep Time 10 mins

Cook Time 20 mins

Total Time 30 mins

Course Main Course, Soup

Cuisine Japanese

Servings 3 -４ people

Equipment

• Hot-pot clay pot (2.2L size) *1

Ingredients

  

• 1-1.5 pounds Chicken thigh
• 0.5-1 pounds Pork belly Thin sliced
• 1/4-1/2 Cabbage Sub suggestion : Napa cabbage
• 1 pack Shimeji mushroom Sub suggestion : Shiitake mushroom, Eringi mushroom, and Enoki mushroom
• 1 Carrot
• 1 pack Tofu Soft or medium firm
• 1 pack Shio-Koji broth Nijiya Shio-Koji Nabe Soup *2

Instructions

 

Preparation :

• Cabbage – Quickly rinse with water and cut into pieces about 2 x 2 inch size, and separate the white parts and green parts.
• Carrot – Peel the skin and slice horizontally about 1/4 inch thick.
• Shimeji mushroom – Cut off the bottom portion so that each mushroom becomes separated.
• Tofu – Quickly rinse with water and cut into 1/2 inch thick squares.
• Chicken thigh – Cut into 1 bite size pieces.
• Pork belly (previously thin sliced) – Cut them into 2-3 inch long.

Instructions :

• Pour the broth into the pot and bring it to a boil. (DO NOT ADD any water to it.)
• Place all the ingredients in the pot in groups as shown in the picture.
  
• Close the lid and bring it to a boil again.
• Turn the heat to low and cook for about 15-20 mins until the meats and the vegetables are fully cooked. (Keep the lid on while cooking.)
• Ita-daki-masu! (Japanese greeting word to say right before you eat. Meaning "thank you for the food!")

Notes

*1 Hot-pot clay pot

If you don’t already have a clay pot, here are two that I recommend:

** Available on Amazon here

Alternatively, you can also use a regular deep saucepan or deep skillet.

** Available on Amazon here

 

*2 Nijiya Shio-Koji Nabe soup

Available on Nijiya’s website here

Keyword Chicken, Healthy, Hot-pot, Japanese, Mushroom, Pork, Soup, Tofu, Vegetable

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