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Tara Chirinabe Cod and Cabbage Hotpot

Name: Tara Chirinabe Cod and Cabbage Hotpot
Total time: 2 h 45 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 900 g cod fillets, skin on; 6 leaves Chinese cabbage (napa) leaves; 225 g spinach, washed and trimmed; 10 sprigs edible chrysanthemum leaves (shungiku); 6 large fresh shiitake mushrooms, wiped, stems trimmed; 6 Japanese long onions (naganegi) or slim leeks; 2 blocks grilled tofu (yaki-dofu), about 300 g each; 2 L water, plus more to top up; 1 piece kombu, 10 cm square, wiped; 120 ml fresh lemon juice (or yuzu, sudachi or lime); 45 ml rice vinegar; 120 ml dark (koikuchi) soy sauce; 1 tbsp tamari; 1½ tbsp mirin; 5 g dried bonito flakes (katsuobushi); 1 piece kombu, 5 cm square; 300 g piece of daikon, peeled, for red maple radish; 3 small dried red chillies, seeded; 6 tbsp green onion, finely chopped; 4 tbsp fresh ginger, finely grated; 2 lemons, quartered

A tabletop hotpot: cod, spinach-filled Chinese cabbage rolls, shiitake, long onion and grilled tofu poached in plain kombu water, then dipped in tart ponzu with chilli radish, ginger and green onion. Convivial and very clean-tasting.

YieldServes 6
Hands-on1 h 10 min
Total2 h 45 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

platter

900 gcod fillets, skin on
6 leavesChinese cabbage (napa) leaves
225 gspinach, washed and trimmed
10 sprigsedible chrysanthemum leaves (shungiku)optional
6large fresh shiitake mushrooms, wiped, stems trimmed
6Japanese long onions (naganegi) or slim leeks
2blocks grilled tofu (yaki-dofu), about 300 g each

pot

2 Lwater, plus more to top up
1 piecekombu, 10 cm square, wiped

ponzu

120 mlfresh lemon juice (or yuzu, sudachi or lime)
45 mlrice vinegar
120 mldark (koikuchi) soy sauce
1 tbsptamari
1½ tbspmirin
5 gdried bonito flakes (katsuobushi)
1 piecekombu, 5 cm square

condiments

300 gpiece of daikon, peeled, for red maple radish
3small dried red chillies, seeded
6 tbspgreen onion, finely chopped
4 tbspfresh ginger, finely grated
2lemons, quartered

Diet

Pescatarian

Contains

Gluten
Soy
Fish
Sulfites
Tuna
Bonito
Cod
Legumes (any)
Wheat
Rice
Citrus fruits (any)
Lemon
Nightshades (any)
Chili peppers
Onion family (any)
Onion
Scallion (green onion)
Cabbage family (any)
Cabbage
Radish
Spinach
Ginger
Chrysanthemum
Mushrooms (any)
Shiitake
Mold-ripened and koji-fermented foods
Seaweed (any)
Kelp
Histamine (aged and fermented foods)
Chili heat (capsaicin)
Alcohol

Taste

Heat
Sweet
Sour / bright
Salty
Umami / savory
Bitter
Richness / fat
Smoke
Herbal / fresh
Aromatic spice

Texture

Tender-braised
Brothy

Equipment

Stovetop

Season

Winter

Occasion

Entertaining

Effort

45–90 min active
1–3 hours total
Difficulty 2
Needs advance prep
One pot

Nutrition

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

Budget

Budget: moderate

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