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Anything Goes Donabe

A donabe  filled with vegetables tofu and mushrooms with a hand holding a set of chopsticks.
Photo by Peden & Munk

Chicken, seafood, glass noodles, and vegetables get briefly poached in dashi-based broth. Cutting the ingredients into uniform pieces ensures they cook in the same amount of time.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    4 servings

Ingredients

1

ounce bean thread noodles, soaked in water 15 minutes

4

cups Dashi

1

/2 cup mirin

1

/2 cup light soy sauce (usukuchi)

4

scallions, 2 thinly sliced on a steep diagonal, 2 sliced 2 inches thick

1

/4 head of Napa cabbage, sliced into 2-inch pieces

4

littleneck clams

4

jumbo shrimp, preferably head-on

1

(6-ounce) red snapper or black bass fillet, sliced crosswise 3/4 inch thick

1

large skinless, boneless chicken thigh, cut into 1-inch pieces

6

ounces firm tofu, sliced 1/2 inch thick

4

ounces oyster mushrooms, torn into bite-size pieces

3

ounces enoki mushrooms

1

small carrot, peeled, halved crosswise, thinly sliced lengthwise

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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Place noodles in a large bowl and add cold water to cover; let soak 15 minutes. Drain.

    Step 2

    Meanwhile, combine dashi, mirin, and soy sauce in a medium bowl.

    Step 3

    Place thinly sliced scallions in a small bowl and add cold water to cover. Soak until they begin to curl, 8–10 minutes. Drain; squeeze to remove excess water.

    Step 4

    Lay cabbage in a large donabe or Dutch oven. Arrange clams, shrimp, snapper, chicken, tofu, mushrooms, carrot, 2" scallion pieces, and noodles on top; add dashi mixture.

    Step 5

    Cover donabe and heat over medium-high until liquid is just simmering. Uncover, reduce heat to low, and gently simmer until clams open and chicken and fish are cooked through, 5–8 minutes.

    Step 6

    Serve topped with drained scallions.