Japanese Vegetable Soup With Chicken Kenchin Jiru Recipes

Steps:

• Scrape burdock root with the back of a knife to remove all skin. Shave root diagonally into narrow, thin shavings, about 1 inch long. Place shavings in a mixture of 1 cup of cold water and he vinegar. Soak 3-4 minutes; rinse under cold running water and drain.
• Cut potato lengthwise into quarters; cut quarters crosswise into thin slices. Place in remaining cup of cold water; soak five minutes. Drain.
• Cut daikon and carrot lengthwise into quarters; cut quarters crosswise into thin slices. Cut green onions crosswise into 1/2 inch lengths. Remove and discard mushroom stems. Cut caps into halves; cut halves crosswise into thin slices.
• Place tofu in strainer; using fork, break tofu into pieces no larger than 1/2 inch. Rinse and drain.
• Heat the oils in a 3-quart saucepan over high heat 1 minute; add chicken and saute, stirring constantly, until chicken is cooked, about 3 minutes.
• Add burdock, potato, daikon, and carrot to chicken. Saute, stirring constantly, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Add dashi, soy sauce, and salt to chicken mixture. Heat to boiling, then reduce heat to medium-high. Boil gently until vegetables are tender, about 5 minutes, skimming any foam, if needed.
• Stir mushrooms and tofu into soup; cook 2 minutes. Stir green onions into soup and remove from heat.
• Ladle soup into 4 soup bowls and serve immediately. Pass seven spice powder or sansho at table.

Steps:

• Cut eash chicken breast into 4 pieces and blanch them in boiling water for 30 econds. Drain and pour the sake over the chicken and let it stand while preparing the vegetables.
• Cut the peeled potatoes obliquely into bite-size pieces. Soak in very salty cold water for at least 5 minutes, then rinse under fresh cold water and drain.
• Peel the radish and cut into 1/2-inch-thick half moons, or peel the turnips and cut each into quarters. Peel the carrot and cut it obliquely into bite-size pieces.
• Dice the konnyaku into 12-16 cubes and blanch them for 1 minute in boiling water. Drain well.
• In a large pot, combine the chicken through the konnyaku and enough water to cover all generously. Bring to a boil and skim the surface frequently for the first five minutes. Reduce the heat to maintain a steady simmer and cook the soup for 15 minutes. Measure out the miso into a separate bowl and ladle some hot soup over it, stirring to dissolve. Add the dissolved miso to the soup and continue to cook for 7-8 more minutes, but do NOT let it boil! Just before serving, stir in the mirin.

Steps:

• Stir fry chicken and vegetables in oil over medium heat for a few minutes.
• Add broth; bring to a boil, then lower heat to simmer.
• Add half of the miso mix.
• When vegetables are cooked, add remaining ingredients (except green onion).
• Garnish with green onion.