Japan cuisine “oden” (oden)
Every year in autumn, convenience stores begin to sell oden, when I go to school, I often buy one after school, even the soup with water into the stomach, I suddenly feel that the whole body is hot, people in a foreign land do not seem to be so tormented, after getting married, I began to learn to cook by myself, and the skills were also groped out little by little, thinking about it, I haven’t bought oden sold outside for a long time~
How to cook oden
Step 1
Eggs are boiled and peeled.
Step 2
The radish is cut into pieces of about 1.5-2cm.
Step 3
Then draw a cross on the front and back to make it easier to taste.
Step 4
This is Japanese thick fried tofu.
Step 5
Cut the triangle and set aside.
Step 6
Konjac first draws a flower knife on the front and back.
Step 7
Then cut the triangle.
Step 8
Fish and bamboo wheels are cut diagonally into two parts.
Step 9
Chop the chicken thighs together with the tendons and mix with seasonings and starch.
Step 10
Blanch in hot water.
Step 11
Put the meatballs and fish bamboo wheels together for later use.
Step 12
This is dashi powder.
Step 13
Put all the ingredients except the fish chikuwa and meatballs in the pot.
Step 14
Add all the seasonings needed for the soup and bring to a boil over high heat.
Step 15
If there is foam, use a colander to skim it off.
Step 16
Simmer over medium-low heat for an hour. Then turn off the heat and simmer for at least two hours.
Step 17
Then pour in the fish bamboo wheel and meatballs, bring to a boil over high heat, and then simmer for about 30 minutes.
Step 18
For miso sauce, just mix the sugar wine miso well. Some people also like to eat it with yellow mustard, but my family generally doesn’t use it.
Step 19
A bowl of hot oden is ready~
Cooking tips for oden
Cooking oden, you can use high heat when the ingredients are not cooked at the beginning, but that is, the first 10 minutes or so, after which it must not be allowed to boil, the focus is to simmer the ingredients over low heat to taste, and the shape is not scattered, if the fire is high, it is easy to boil it to rot.