Nishime
Traditional simmered vegetables
Ingredients
Vegetables (Shiitake, carrot, lotus root, snow pea, chikuwa, satoimo, gobo, koya dofu, kombu, bamboo shoot, yaki dofu, etc..)
Chicken (optional)
Dashi, soy sauce, mirin, sake
Directions
Cut the vegetables (and chicken)
Boil water, dashi, soy sauce, mirin, sake
Add (chicken), some vegetables first (gobo, carrot, satoimo, konnyaku, shiitake) then the rest (chikuwa, softened koya dofu, snow peas).
Start with high heat, then simmer on low
Notes
You can cook some ingredients separately and put together at the end if you prefer
Tastes better the next day
Use mentsuyu (pre mixed dashi soup)
Add peas at the end to keep the color fresh
On occasions, cut the vegetable in decorative shapes
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