Oden (Japanese Winter Stew)

Name: Oden (Japanese Winter Stew)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h 30 min
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 500 g beef tendon (sinew); water (for boiling); 1000 ml water (for broth); 1 Japanese leek (naganegi) (green part); 20 g ginger root; 1 liter dashi stock; 2 tbsp sake; ½ tbsp sugar; 3 tbsp mirin; 5 tbsp Japanese soy sauce (koikuchi shoyu); 1 tbsp oyster sauce; 300 g daikon radish; 4 boiled egg; fishcakes of your choice (see in post); deep fried tofu (atsuage) (or firm tofu); Japanese mustard (karashi) (optional)

Instructions

Prep:30minCook:2h

Oden is a traditional Japanese one-pot dish made with an assortment of fishcakes, tofu, eggs, meat, and vegetables simmered in a light soy sauce-flavored dashi broth. It is the perfect comfort dish in winter!

Updated at: Tue, 01 Apr 2025 01:08:00 GMT