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Quick and Easy Hot Pot at Home

I usually make dishes from scratch, but today I am introducing an instant broth for all kinds of hot pot dishes, aka Quick and Easy Hot Pot. For an off-the shelf, ready-made broth, it tastes great. Have your chopped vegetables and meat ready, put everything in a pot, and voila!

I will show you different flavours of broths in different forms, so that you can make an educated decision on what to make.

Ready-made broth is a handy food item to stock in your pantry in case you don’t have much time to cook but feel like eating a balanced food….

Hero shot of Simmered Bamboo Shoots with Bonito Flakes (Takenoko no Tosani).

Bamboo Shoots Simmered in Bonito Flakes is a typical spring dish. It celebrates the bamboo shoots and the rich flavour of bonito flakes. The sweetness of the simmering broth is reduced to bring out the flavour of soy sauce and bonito flakes. This is the last bamboo shoot dish that I mentioned in my post…

Today’s soup, Miso Soup with Kingfish Head (Kingfish Arajiru), is a rich miso soup with umami-bomb stock that is made from a kingfish head. It is a filling miso soup containing root vegetables and the kingfish flesh on the head bones as well as the collars. Miso soup usually uses dashi stock to cook ingredients,…

Hero shot of Fried Tofu with Thick Mushroom Sauce (Mushroom Ankake).

Fried Tofu with Thick Mushroom Sauce is made of just vegetables, but it is surprisingly filling and satisfying. The flavour of the Asian mushrooms in the thickened sauce makes the plain deep-fried tofu so tasty. It is also a great vegetarian dish when you use a vegetarian dashi stock. I introduced the name ‘ankake’ in…

Matcha Pudding is a very easy dessert to make. The slight bitterness of matcha, a lightly sweetened smooth and silky texture, and the beautiful green colour make you addicted to this dessert. Sweet toppings are must-haves. I call today’s pudding ‘Easy Matcha Pudding’ because you don’t need to steam or bake it to coagulate the…

Hero shot of Marinated Salmon Sashimi in Yuzu.

Marinated Salmon Sashimi in Yuzu is a slightly different sashimi dish from normal Sashimi (Sliced Raw Fish). It is marinated in a Western-style dressing with yuzu (a citrus fruit) juice. The distinct fragrance of yuzu gives a Japanese touch to the dressing. Although the marinade contains vinegar and citrus juice, the surface of the salmon…

Hero shot of Japanese Glass Noodle Soup (Harusame Soup).

Japanese Glass Noodle Soup is one of the quick and easy glass noodle recipes. Chicken tenderloin, vegetables, and glass noodles (also called bean vermicelli) are cooked in a Chinese-style chicken broth. It is a simple and comforting clear soup – a perfect soup on a cold day. Japanese glass noodles/bean vermicelli is called ‘harusame’ (春雨),…

Quick and Easy Hot Pot at Home

LATEST RECIPES

Bamboo Shoots Simmered in Bonito Flakes (Takenoko no Tosani)

Miso Soup with Kingfish Head (Kingfish Arajiru)

Fried Tofu with Thick Mushroom Sauce (Mushroom Ankake)

Easy Matcha Pudding

Marinated Salmon Sashimi in Yuzu

Japanese Glass Noodle Soup (Harusame Soup)