Chikuzenni (Nishime/Gameni)

Name: Chikuzenni (Nishime/Gameni)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 100 g carrot (roughly cut (rangiri)); 100 g lotus root (renkon) (1cm slices); 100 g burdock root (gobo) (roughly cut (rangiri)); 150 g Japanese taro (satoimo) ((satoimo) rough bite-size pieces); 1 tbsp toasted sesame oil; 300 g boneless chicken thigh (skin-on, large bitesize pieces); 3 fresh shiitake mushroom (quartered (or left whole for osechi)); 200 g konjac (konnyaku) ( roughly cut bite-size pieces); 500 ml dashi stock; 2 tsp light brown sugar; 4 tbsp sake; 4 tbsp Japanese soy sauce (koikuchi shoyu); 4 tbsp mirin; 10 snow peas; ½ tbsp Japanese soy sauce (koikuchi shoyu); 1 tbsp mirin

Instructions

Prep:15minCook:30min

Chikuzenni is a nourishing dish made with tender chicken and hearty root vegetables simmered in a rich dashi broth. It often makes a special appearance during the New Year as part of "Osechi Ryori", but really it can be enjoyed all year round!

Updated at: Sat, 29 Nov 2025 08:38:04 GMT