oden

Oden is a Japanese stew made with hard-boiled eggs, daikon, fish cakes and dashi soup as ingredients. Easy and one of the best oden recipes with homemade dashi.

Oden

dashi

water

kombu strips, tie into knots, optional

oz Japanese oden fish cakes and fish balls

eggs

daikon,

konnyaku,

soy sauce

mirin

cooking sake

Japanese Togarashi (Japanese 7-Spice Blend) (S&B Brand)

mustard (Karashi),

Rinse the fish cakes and fish balls with...

Rinse the fish cakes and fish balls with running water, remove the excess oil from the fish cakes and fish balls. Drained, pat dry with paper towels and set aside.

In a soup pot, bring the dashi, water,...

In a soup pot, bring the dashi, water, kombu strips (if using) to boil. Add the daikon and stew on low heat until they are cooked through.

Add the hard-boiled eggs, konnyaku (if using) and...

Add the hard-boiled eggs, konnyaku (if using) and fish cakes. Add the soy sauce, mirin and sake. Turn the heat to low and simmer for 15 minutes. Serve the oden warm with Japanese mustard and Togarashi.

How to make Oden (おでん): Comforting Japanese hot pot with tasty fish cakes, daikon, boiled eggs, kombu, pork belly soaked in flavorful dashi broth. Simple but satisfying Japanese comfort food.

Oden (Japanese Fish Cake Stew)

(580 grams) pork belly (1” thick)

(550 grams) daikon (1¼” thick)

(500 milliliters) dashi ((or substitute dashi

salt

½ teaspoon (2.5 grams) granulated sugar

(22.5 milliliters) mirin (optional)

(22.5 milliliters) regular soy sauce

(30 milliliters) sake (optional)

Prepare Ingredients

Prepare Ingredients: Daikon: Peel and cut daikon into 1¼' thick chunks. Pork Belly: Cut pork belly into 1' thick chunks. Dashi: Make homemade dashi or use Instant Dashi. For instant dashi, mix 3g dashi powder with 2 cups (500ml) water.

Clean Ingredients

Optional - Clean Ingredients: Bring 5 to 6 cups of cold water to a boil in a pot. Assorted Fish Cakes: Cook the assorted fish cakes in boiling water for a minute. Rinse the fish cakes in cold water, then drain well. Pork Belly: Boil the pork belly chunks for 3 to 4 minutes to clean and remove the excess fat. Rinse the pork belly chunks in cold water, then drain well. Eggs (optional): Boil the eggs in the water for 5.5 to 6 minutes (soft-boiled eggs). Place them in cold water to stop the eggs from further cooking.*Note: This step helps yield a clear &amp; less oily oden broth.

Pressure Cook Daikon &amp; Pork Belly

Pressure Cook Pork Belly &amp; Daikon: Add ¼ tsp (2g) fine salt, ½ tsp (2.5g) sugar, 1½ tbsp (22.5ml) mirin, 1½ tbsp (22.5ml) regular soy sauce, and 2 tbsp (30ml) sake in Instant Pot. Add in 2 cups (500ml) of dashi, then mix well. Add in daikon chunks and pork belly chunks. *Note: Ensure the daikon chunks are mostly submerged in the dashi mixture and the pork belly chunks are at least halfway submerged in the dash mixture. With Venting Knob in Venting Position, close the lid, then turn Venting Knob to Sealing Position. Pressure Cook at High Pressure for 3 minutes, then Natural Release for 15 minutes. Remove the lid carefully.

Simmer &amp; Arrange Oden

Simmer &amp; Arrange Oden: Skim off the oil on the surface if you like. Taste the oden broth and see if it needs more seasoning. Carefully rearrange the daikon and pork belly to make room for the other ingredients. Add the assorted fish cakes, cooked kombu, and soft boiled eggs in Instant Pot. Bring the pot back to a simmer with the 'Saute Normal' function. Turn off the heat ('Cancel' button) and change to 'Keep Warm' mode.

Serve

Serve: Let the ingredients sit in the broth for another 10 to 20 minutes to absorb the flavorful broth. Optional Serving Sauce: Serve oden with karashi (Japanese yellow mustard) and yuzu (citrus paste) on the side. Enjoy~

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