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Chikuzen-ni Chicken and Vegetable Simmer

Name: Chikuzen-ni Chicken and Vegetable Simmer
Total time: 1 h 21 min
Yield: Serves 4 to 6
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 450 g boneless chicken thighs, skin on; 5 fresh shiitake mushrooms, wiped, stems trimmed; 2 medium carrots; 150 g boiled bamboo shoot (an 8-10 cm piece of a medium shoot), washed; 1 medium burdock root (gobo), scrubbed with a brush; 1 block konnyaku (devil's tongue jelly), about 250 g; 1½ tbsp vegetable oil; 60 g snow peas, strings removed; 1 tsp salt, for the parboiling water; 300 ml cold water; 6 g kombu; 8 g dried bonito flakes (katsuobushi); 2 tbsp sugar; 3 tbsp light (usukuchi) soy sauce; 2 tbsp dark (koikuchi) soy sauce

The Fukuoka home classic: chicken thigh, burdock, carrot, bamboo shoot, shiitake and konnyaku stir-fried in a film of oil, then simmered under a drop-lid in a small amount of strongly seasoned dashi until glazed. Keeps and reheats well.

YieldServes 4 to 6
Hands-on45 min
Total1 h 21 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

main

450 gboneless chicken thighs, skin on
5fresh shiitake mushrooms, wiped, stems trimmed
2medium carrots
150 gboiled bamboo shoot (an 8-10 cm piece of a medium shoot), washed
1medium burdock root (gobo), scrubbed with a brush
1block konnyaku (devil's tongue jelly), about 250 g
1½ tbspvegetable oil
60 gsnow peas, strings removed
1 tspsalt, for the parboiling water

dashi

300 mlcold water
6 gkombu
8 gdried bonito flakes (katsuobushi)

seasoning

2 tbspsugar
3 tbsplight (usukuchi) soy sauce
2 tbspdark (koikuchi) soy sauce

Contains

Gluten
Soy
Fish
Tuna
Bonito
Legumes (any)
Peas
Wheat
Cabbage family (any)
Bamboo shoots
Carrot
Burdock root
Konjac
Mushrooms (any)
Shiitake
Mold-ripened and koji-fermented foods
Seaweed (any)
Kelp
Poultry and birds (any)
Chicken
Histamine (aged and fermented foods)

Taste

Sweet
Salty
Umami / savory
Bitter
Richness / fat
Smoke
Herbal / fresh

Texture

Tender-braised
Chewy

Equipment

Stovetop

Season

Fall
Winter

Occasion

Weeknight
Meal prep

Effort

20–45 min active
1–3 hours total
Difficulty 2
Make-ahead friendly
Leftovers-friendly
One pot

Nutrition

Calories: moderate
Protein: high
Carbs: high
Fat: moderate
Fiber: high
Sodium: high

Budget

Budget: low

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