Category Archives: Nabemono
Oden: Japanese Hot-Pot おでん
Oden is a Japanese hot-pot dish in which an assortment of fish-cakes and dumplings are cooked in dashi, kombu stock, and/or chicken stock, with other ingredients including daikon, konyaku, hard-boiled eggs, and potatoes. The delicacies you might choose for your oden hot-pot include hanpen, atsuma-age, iwashi tsumire, chikua, shrimp balls, kagosei ika maki, sankaku ganmo ichimasa, tako bei, konnyaku, shirataki, kamaboko…and many others
Oden: Japanese Hot-Pot おでん
Oden is a Japanese hot-pot dish in which an assortment of fish-cakes and dumplings are cooked in dashi, kombu stock, and/or chicken stock, with other ingredients including daikon, konyaku, hard-boiled eggs, and potatoes. The delicacies you might choose for your oden hot-pot include hanpen, atsuma-age, iwashi tsumire, chikua, shrimp balls, kagosei ika maki, sankaku ganmo ichimasa, tako bei, konnyaku, shirataki, kamaboko…and many others
Nabe with Swordfish
Mr. Tess made his famous Kajikimaguro no Yuan Yaki (Swordfish in Yuan style) accompanied with fried potatoes. The kitchen is still in the process of moving, so there was only one smallish frying pan to cook with. As a result, he fried a pan of potatoes: it was an opportunity to test the warming drawer on this stove. Then he fried only one of the two swordfish steaks. We have been cooking with gas for decades and it’s a learning curve to understand how to cook with electricity.This nabe recipe is the natural consequence of the circumstances: fish, mushrooms, and leftover potatoes to make a delicious hot pot.
Nabe with Swordfish
Mr. Tess made his famous Kajikimaguro no Yuan Yaki (Swordfish in Yuan style) accompanied with fried potatoes. The kitchen is still in the process of moving, so there was only one smallish frying pan to cook with. As a result, he fried a pan of potatoes: it was an opportunity to test the warming drawer on this stove. Then he fried only one of the two swordfish steaks. We have been cooking with gas for decades and it’s a learning curve to understand how to cook with electricity.This nabe recipe is the natural consequence of the circumstances: fish, mushrooms, and leftover potatoes to make a delicious hot pot.
Mushroom and Pork Nabe
…and melt your cold cold heart…
Oh Winter: the season for simple social nabemono. Gather ’round a hot pot and share a meal to warm your body and spirit.
I have finally begun to move kitchen things into the new house. I designed my old tiny kitchen myself to be as efficient as possible. This kitchen is large, with plenty of counter acreage, but it’s been a puzzle to figure out where things should be stored. There is plenty of cabinet space but much of it requires a ladder to reach! The drawers don’t slide well so I can’t pack too much weight into them. The bottom cabinets are deep and need slide-out trays in order to make items in the back accessible. Oh, the problems of such plenty!
At least Mikey knows where he belongs.
Mushroom and Pork Nabe
…and melt your cold cold heart…
Oh Winter: the season for simple social nabemono. Gather ’round a hot pot and share a meal to warm your body and spirit.
I have finally begun to move kitchen things into the new house. I designed my old tiny kitchen myself to be as efficient as possible. This kitchen is large, with plenty of counter acreage, but it’s been a puzzle to figure out where things should be stored. There is plenty of cabinet space but much of it requires a ladder to reach! The drawers don’t slide well so I can’t pack too much weight into them. The bottom cabinets are deep and need slide-out trays in order to make items in the back accessible. Oh, the problems of such plenty!
At least Mikey knows where he belongs.
Spicy Sesame Sauce: Buta Shabu Shabu
Chilled fruits and vegetables, cool thin slices of pork, and a spicy sesame dipping sauce make a festive summer meal. The colors are beautiful and everything can be prepared ahead of time.”Open sesame!” Seeds explode from the ripe pods on sesame plants. Depending on the cultivar, seeds will be ivory, golden, red, brown or black.
Have you ever wondered where sesame seeds come from?
Spicy Sesame Sauce: Buta Shabu Shabu
Chilled fruits and vegetables, cool thin slices of pork, and a spicy sesame dipping sauce make a festive summer meal. The colors are beautiful and everything can be prepared ahead of time.”Open sesame!” Seeds explode from the ripe pods on sesame plants. Depending on the cultivar, seeds will be ivory, golden, red, brown or black.
Have you ever wondered where sesame seeds come from?
Egg Drop and Salmon Nabeyaki Udon
Nabemono, Japanese hot-pot meals are comfortable and warming meals. The calendar says “spring” so the weather is eccentric. One can go to bed at the end of a sunny 60° day only to wake up to grey clouds, rain, and freezing wind. The grilled meal planned the day before no longer makes sense!
Egg Drop and Salmon Nabeyaki Udon
Nabemono, Japanese hot-pot meals are comfortable and warming meals. The calendar says “spring” so the weather is eccentric. One can go to bed at the end of a sunny 60° day only to wake up to grey clouds, rain, and freezing wind. The grilled meal planned the day before no longer makes sense!
Oden—Nerimono: Ready-to-eat Japanese food
| One of the most delicious winter meals is oden: a one-pot stew made with all sorts of fish-cakes. It’s a great deal of fun choosing interesting looking fish cakes, just because you like the way they look. But this means that you buy a great deal more food for your meal than you can eat. A very convenient way to have oden is to buy a package of assorted fishcakes. These packages even include a packet of concentrate broth. | |||
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| You get 6 to 9 different nerimono, ready to eat in only minutes. Plan ahead and boil a couple of eggs, potatoes, and daikon—many of these fish cakes are salty and many are fried. Yum | |||
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Oden—Nerimono: Ready-to-eat Japanese food
| One of the most delicious winter meals is oden: a one-pot stew made with all sorts of fish-cakes. It’s a great deal of fun choosing interesting looking fish cakes, just because you like the way they look. But this means that you buy a great deal more food for your meal than you can eat. A very convenient way to have oden is to buy a package of assorted fishcakes. These packages even include a packet of concentrate broth. | |||
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Kamo no Jibuni: Duck Prepared in Kaga-style
Jibuni is an unusual nabe (hot pot) dish among the many versions favored during winter in Japan. It comes from Kanazawa city and is the capital of Ishikawq Prefecture, located on the coast of the Sea of Japan. Duck is sliced then coated with a mixture of wheat and buckwheat flours, then added to a salty-sweet broth. Seasonal vegetables are also added to the broth. Quite a nice meal!Kamo no Jibuni: Duck Prepared in Kaga-style
Jibuni is an unusual nabe (hot pot) dish among the many versions favored during winter in Japan. It comes from Kanazawa city and is the capital of Ishikawq Prefecture, located on the coast of the Sea of Japan. Duck is sliced then coated with a mixture of wheat and buckwheat flours, then added to a salty-sweet broth. Seasonal vegetables are also added to the broth. Quite a nice meal!Egg Drop and Crab Nabeyaki Udon
…photos by Tess, food cooked and served by Tess, post design by Tess…
Egg Drop and Crab Nabeyaki Udon is a lovely warm winter soup. Satisfying and cozy though it goes together in minutes.
Egg Drop and Crab Nabeyaki Udon
…photos by Tess, food cooked and served by Tess, post design by Tess…
Egg Drop and Crab Nabeyaki Udon is a lovely warm winter soup. Satisfying and cozy though it goes together in minutes.
Hot Pot with Nerimono: Oden
Autumnal weather means hot food is once again inviting. My daughter and I went shopping for ingredients to make a Japanese hot pot on the evening before she returned to California. The hot-pot dish is called “oden” in which an assortment of fish-cakes and dumplings are cooked in dashi, kombu stock, or chicken stock, with other ingredients including daikon, konyaku, and potatoes. It was great fun to see the variety of fish and seafood cakes or dumplings; we couldn’t resist buying too many because they looked so interesting.Hot Pot with Nerimono: Oden
Autumnal weather means hot food is once again inviting. My daughter and I went shopping for ingredients to make a Japanese hot pot on the evening before she returned to California. The hot-pot dish is called “oden” in which an assortment of fish-cakes and dumplings are cooked in dashi, kombu stock, or chicken stock, with other ingredients including daikon, konyaku, and potatoes. It was great fun to see the variety of fish and seafood cakes or dumplings; we couldn’t resist buying too many because they looked so interesting.Nerimono for Oden Hot Pot
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Nerimono for Oden Hot Pot
http://1tess.wordpress.com http://1tess.wordpress.com http://1tess.wordpress.com Hanpen: simmered or boiled fish cake. Ingredients: Pollack, water, egg white, potato starch, sugar, salt, rice wine, and some chemical stabilizers. This is a soft and fluffy snow white cake of puréed fish mixed with grated mountain
Hiyashi-shabu no Goma Dare
Again I’m repeating a favorite summer recipe from the past. This meal can be prepared ahead of time. Prepare it in the morning while it is cool, and cooking is not unpleasant; or cook the beef, cut the fruit and vegetables, then chill the sauce for a dinner to host without stress. The colors of the fruits and vegetables arranged on a serving platter are stunning.
Hiyashi-shabu no Goma Dare
Again I’m repeating a favorite summer recipe from the past. This meal can be prepared ahead of time. Prepare it in the morning while it is cool, and cooking is not unpleasant; or cook the beef, cut the fruit and vegetables, then chill the sauce for a dinner to host without stress. The colors of the fruits and vegetables arranged on a serving platter are stunning.
Dumplings and Mung-Bean Noodle Hot Pot
Round, round, round… making meatballs is relaxation. My mind moves ’round from one topic to another, settling to meditate on an idea—how a compliment from a stranger can brighten a day. Oh, love sought is good, but given unsought, is
Dumplings and Mung-Bean Noodle Hot Pot
Round, round, round… making meatballs is relaxation. My mind moves ’round from one topic to another, settling to meditate on an idea—how a compliment from a stranger can brighten a day. Oh, love sought is good, but given unsought, is
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