Basic Japanese Hot Pot (Yosenabe)
A basic Japanese hot pot recipe you can make at home and enjoy with your family!
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 15 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 bunch enoki mushrooms
- 8 shiitake mushrooms
- 1 leek, white part only, chopped
- 1 carrot, sliced
- 1 cup baby spinach (optional)
- 2 oz rice noodles or sweet potato noodles
- 14 oz block silken or medium firm tofu
- 1/2 pound thinly sliced beef (optional)
- 8 large shrimps (optional)
- 8 clams (optional)
- 4 cups dashi broth
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 1/2 tablespoon mirin
- 3 tablespoons sake
- 1 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- 1
Place all the ingredients for the broth in the electric skillet and bring to a boil.
- 2
Lower the heat to low and add the tofu, meat and/or seafood.
- 3
Cook for 3 minutes and add the vegetables and noodles. Simmer until all the ingredients are cooked.
- 4
Give each person a bowl so they can serve themselves, along with individual bowls of ponzu and sesame sauce for dipping.
- 5
Place all the ingredients for the broth in a large pot, stir and bring to a boil.
- 6
Add the tofu, meat and/or seafood and cook for 1 minute.
- 7
Add the vegetables and noodles and simmer until all the ingredients are cooked through.
- 8
Divide the soup into even portions and serve with a side of ponzu sauce or sesame sauce to use for dipping.