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 ((240 ml; for rehydrating dried shiitake mushrooms)); ¾ lb boneless skinless chicken thighs ((12 oz, 340 g)); ½ Tbsp sake ((for marinating chicken)); ½ Tbsp soy sauce ((for marinating chicken)); 1 lotus root (renkon) ((6 oz, 180 g)); ½ gobo (burdock root) ((4 oz, 110 g)); 1 Tbsp rice vinegar ((separated; for soaking lotus root and gobo)); 5 Taro (Satoimo) ((9 oz, 250 g)); ½ boiled bamboo shoot ((3 oz, 90 g)); 1 carrot ((6 oz, 170 g)); ½ block konnyaku (konjac) ((4.5 oz, 130 g)); 10 snow peas ((1 oz, 30 g)); ⅛ tsp kosher/sea salt (I use Diamond Crystal; Use half for table salt) ((for blanching snow peas)); 1 ½ Tbsp sesame oil (roasted) ((separated)); 2 cups dashi (Japanese soup stock; click to learn more) ((480 ml)); 3 Tbsp sake; 3 Tbsp mirin; 1 Tbsp sugar; 3 Tbsp usukuchi (light-color) soy sauce ((or use 2 Tbsp soy sauce + ⅛ tsp salt)); ½ tsp kosher/sea salt (I use Diamond Crystal; Use half for table salt)

Instructions

Prep:1hCook:30min

Chikuzenni is a dish with chicken and vegetables simmered in flavorful dashi, mirin, and soy sauce. It's one of the Osechi Ryori (Japanese traditional food) served on New Year's Day.

Updated at: Mon, 28 Sep 2020 07:48:08 GMT