Kenchin Jiru (Traditional Japanese Vegetable Soup)

Name: Kenchin Jiru (Traditional Japanese Vegetable Soup)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 500 ml water; 5 g dried kelp (kombu) (kombu); 10 g dried shiitake mushroom; 1 tsp toasted sesame oil; 75 g carrot (cut into rounds and quartered); 250 g daikon radish (cut into rounds and quartered); 100 g burdock root (gobo) (gobo, peeled and diagonally sliced); 150 g konjac (konnyaku) (konnyaku, rough bitesize chunks); 20 g fried tofu pouch (aburaage) (aburaage, thinly sliced); 50 g shimeji mushrooms; 100 g enoki mushrooms; 50 g Japanese leek (naganegi) (diagonally sliced); 2 tbsp sake; 2 tbsp mirin; 3 tbsp Japanese soy sauce (koikuchi shoyu)

Instructions

Prep:10minCook:20min

Kenshin Jiru is a filling and nutritious soup made with a variety of vegetables served in a soy sauce-flavored dashi broth. This traditional dish is rooted in Buddhism and is suitable for vegans too!

Updated at: Sat, 22 Feb 2025 02:57:29 GMT