Ozoni
Discover the traditional Japanese ozoni recipe, a hearty New Year's soup filled with mochi and vegetables, perfect for celebrating the holiday season
Ingredients
- 4 cups dashi (Japanese soup stock)
- ¼ cup soy sauce
- 1 tbsp mirin (sweet rice wine)
- ½ lb boneless chicken thigh, sliced
- 4 slices kamaboko (fish cake)
- 4 shiitake mushrooms, sliced
- 1 cup spinach, chopped
- 4 slices yuzu or lemon
- 4 mochi (rice cakes)
Instructions
- In a pot, bring the dashi to a simmer and add the soy sauce and mirin.
- Add the chicken, kamaboko, and shiitake mushrooms to the pot and simmer until the chicken is cooked through.
- Meanwhile, broil the mochi until it puffs up and turns golden brown.
- Place a piece of mochi in each serving bowl.
- Add the spinach to the pot and cook until wilted.
- Ladle the soup over the mochi in each bowl.
- Garnish with a slice of yuzu or lemon and serve hot.