Chikuzenni / Nishime (Simmered Chicken and Vegetables)

Name: Chikuzenni / Nishime (Simmered Chicken and Vegetables)
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 6 dried shiitake mushrooms ((1 oz, 30 g)); 1 cup water ((for the shiitake mushrooms and shiitake dashi)); ¾ lb boneless, skinless chicken thighs ((skip for vegan/vegetarian)); ½ Tbsp sake ((for the chicken)); ½ Tbsp soy sauce ((for the chicken)); 5 taro (satoimo) ((9 oz, 250 g)); ½ boiled bamboo shoot ((3 oz, 90 g)); ½ gobo (burdock root) ((4 oz, 110 g)); 1 lotus root (renkon) ((6 oz, 170 g)); 1 Tbsp rice vinegar (unseasoned) ((divided; for soaking the lotus root and gobo)); 1 carrot ((6 oz, 170 g)); ½ block konnyaku (konjac) ((4.5 oz, 130 g)); 10 snow peas ((1 oz, 30 g)); ⅛ tsp Diamond Crystal kosher salt ((for the snow peas)); 1½ Tbsp toasted sesame oil ((divided)); 2 cups dashi (Japanese soup stock); 3 Tbsp sake; 3 Tbsp mirin; 1 Tbsp sugar; 3 Tbsp usukuchi (light-colored) soy sauce ((or use 2 Tbsp soy sauce + ⅛ tsp salt)); ½ tsp Diamond Crystal kosher salt

Instructions

Prep:1hCook:30min

Chikuzenni or Nishime is a simmered dish of tender root vegetables and chicken seasoned with a flavorful broth. A home-cooking classic, it's also an important dish for the traditional Japanese New Year feast of Osechi Ryori served on New Year‘s Day. {Vegan Adaptable}

Updated at: Wed, 05 Mar 2025 23:33:37 GMT