Fukuoka

Chikuzenni

Name: Chikuzenni
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 250 g thigh in bite size pieces chicken, boneless; 1 small in slices lotus stem (lotus root); 1/2 root in chunks burdock root; 1 in rolling cuts carrot; 1/2 block torn konnyaku; 4 soaked, water kept dried shiitake mushrooms; 4 small peeled colocasia (taro root, eddoes); Green beans, snow peas, to garnish; 2 tsp cooking oil (vegetable oil); Water, dashi or mushroom water; 2 1/2 tbsp soy sauce; 1 1/2 tbsp (or mirin) sugar

Chicken and root vegetables simmered until glossy. Japan's New Year stew, good any day.

50 minTime

17 gProtein each

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Grandma's wayChicken and root vegetables simmered in soy.

The original

223kcalsame

17 gproteinsame

6 gfibresame

50minutessame

Chikuzenni, also called gameni.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Chicken, boneless250 g thigh, in bite size pieces

Lotus stem (lotus root)1 small, in slices

Burdock root½ root, in chunks

Carrot1, in rolling cuts

Konnyaku½ block, torn

Dried shiitake mushrooms4, soaked, water kept

Colocasia (taro root, eddoes)4 small, peeled

Green beanssnow peas, to garnish

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)2 tsp

Waterdashi or mushroom water

Soy sauce2½ tbsp

Sugar1½ tbsp (or mirin)

Method

5 steps

1Boil the konnyaku 2 minutes. Soak the burdock and lotus stem in water.
2Fry the chicken in oil until browned, then add all the vegetables and stir.
3Add water, sugar and half the soy. Cover with a drop lid and simmer 15 minutes.
4Add the rest of the soy and simmer uncovered, shaking the pan, until the liquid is nearly gone and the chicken is cooked through.
5Garnish with blanched snow peas.

Serve it like this

Arrange the pieces in a lacquer box or bowl, grouped by type, with snow peas on top.

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Chikuzenni

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