Botan Nabe (Japanese Wild Boar Hotpot)

Name: Botan Nabe (Japanese Wild Boar Hotpot)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 800 ml dashi stock; 5 tbsp sake; 2 tbsp mirin; 1 tbsp light brown sugar; 1 tbsp sesame paste (nerigoma); 3 tbsp red miso paste; 2 tbsp white miso paste; 200 g wild boar loin (thinly sliced); 100 g firm tofu (grilled if possible, cubed); 100 g Napa cabbage (hakusai, roughly cut); 30 g Japanese leek (naganegi) (white part, diagonally cut); 50 g potherb mustard (mizuna) (mizuna); 50 g enoki mushrooms; 50 g carrot (peeled and sliced); 30 g fresh shiitake mushroom; 30 g fried tofu pouch (aburaage) (aburaage, sliced); 2 pinches Japanese sansho pepper (sansho pepper); 2 portions cooked ramen noodles (or udon noodles, to finish the soup)

Instructions

Prep:10minCook:20min

Learn how to make Botan Nabe at home with thin slices of wild boar shaped like a peony flower simmered in a sweet miso broth with tofu and vegetables. This beautiful dish is one of Japan's most unique hot pot recipes!

Updated at: Thu, 27 Aug 2026 08:39:42 GMT