Iridori - Chicken and Vegetables in Soy and Dashi Broth

Author: Anita Jacobson

Categories: Main Dish

Cuisines: Japanese

Ingredients: Chicken Vegetables

Prep Time: 30 mins

Cook Time: 30 mins

Total Time: 1 hour

Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 1 konnyaku block (200 gram), cut into 1 cm slices and shape each into a tazuna (*)
• 300 gram boneless skinless chicken thigh (Indonesian: daging paha ayam), cut into cubes
• 1 large carrot, peeled and cut into triangular chunks (**)
• 300 gram potato, peeled and cut into wedges
• 500 gram daikon, peeled and cut into wedges
• 2 tablespoon oil
• 300 ml dashi stock (or 300 ml water + 1 1/2 teaspoon bonito flavored dashi seasoning)
• 5 tablespoon soy sauce
• 2 tablespoon sake
• 2 tablespoon sugar
• 2 tablespoon mirin

Instructions

1. Prepare a pot of boiling water, blanch the konnyaku for 1 minute, then drain and set aside.
2. Then blanch the chicken until no longer pink, drain and set aside.
3. Heat oil in a clean medium sized pan, then sauté carrot, konnyaku, potato, daikon, and chicken. Mix well when each new ingredient is added.
4. Pour the dashi stock and bring to a boil. Cook on high for 3 minutes, then reduce the heat to medium.
5. Add soy sauce, sake, sugar, and mirin. Mix well, then cover the pan and simmer for 15 minutes, or until the chicken is thoroughly cooked and the vegetables are tender but still firm, stirring every so often.
6. Turn off heat, transfer to a serving bowl, and serve hot with steamed white rice.

Notes

• (*) Cut 4 cm slit down the center of each konnyaku slice. Carefully push the top of the konnyaku through the slit to form a tazuna.
• (**) This is known as "ran giri" cut, cut the carrot slightly diagonal, turn 90 degree, cut again, and turn 90 degree again, rinse and repeat.