Nagoya Style Ozoni (New Year's Soup with Mochi)

Name: Nagoya Style Ozoni (New Year's Soup with Mochi)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 1 tsp cooking oil; 1 pinch salt; 100 g boneless chicken thigh ((or breast) cut into small bitesize pieces); 100 g Japanese mustard spinach (komatsuna) ((komatsuna) cut into 4cm (1.5") pieces); 4 pieces cut rice cakes (kirimochi) ((kirimochi)); 400 ml dashi stock; ½ tsp mirin; 2 tsp Japanese soy sauce (koikuchi shoyu); 8 slices kamaboko fish cake; bonito flakes (katsuobushi) ((katsuobushi) to garnish)

Instructions

Prep:10minCook:10min

Celebrate the New Year Nagoya style with this deliciously simple Ozoni made with pan-fried chicken, blanched vegetables, and chewy mochi in a lightly seasoned dashi broth.

Updated at: Thu, 18 Dec 2025 08:31:43 GMT