Japanese Vegetable Soup With Chicken (Kenchin-Jiru)

"From The Japanese Cooking Class Cookbook. Do not confuse Japanese seven spice powder (shichimi togarashi) with Chinese five spice powder, they are totally different critters."
 
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Ready In:
35mins
Ingredients:
16
Serves:
4
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ingredients

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directions

  • 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.

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