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Chikuzenni(Chiken and Vegetable Stew) 筑前煮
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Chikuzenni(Chiken and Vegetable Stew) 筑前煮

Discover the comforting flavours of chikuzenni, a traditional Japanese chicken and vegetable stewed dish, with this step by step recipe.

Prep Time
1 d
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
1 d 30 mins
Servings: 4 serves
Calories: 311 kcal
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Japanese

Ingredients

  • 5 dried shiitake mushrooms *1
  • 200 ml water 2, soaking for dried shiitake mushrooms
  • 2 chicken thigh fillet
  • 1 carrot
  • 8 snow peas
  • 150 g konnyaku aka konjac
  • 200 g lotus root aka renkon
  • 200 g taro aka satoimo
  • ½ tbsp sesame oil
  • 150 ml water
  • 3 tbsp sugar
  • 3 tbsp cooking sake
  • 3 tbsp soy sauce *3
  • 1 tbsp mirin

Instructions

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  1. Start soaking the dried shiitake mushrooms a day before.
  2. Prepare all the vegetables as explained above.
  3. Heat sesame oil in a frying pan and the chicken thigh to cook until browned.
  4. Remove the chicken thigh pieces out of the frying pan and add the konnyaku, carrot, renkon, satoimo and shiitake mushrooms to the frying pan and cook over medium hear (don't add the snow peas yet).
  5. Pour the mixture of shiitake dashi, water, 3 tbsp sugar, 3 tbsp sake and 2 tbsp soy sauce to the frying pan and bring to boil. *4
  6. When it has boiled, turn the heat down and simmer with an "otoshibuta" (drop lid) for about 20 minutes or till all the ingredients have cooked through.
  7. Turn the heat off and cool it down. The flavours will penetrate through into the ingredients well and become more flavourful and delicious if you let it cool down.
  8. Return the Chikuzenni back over medium-high heat.
  9. When it has boiled, add soy sauce and mirin and let the liquid evaporate.
  10. Turn the heat off and serve with par boiled snow peas.

Notes

  • *1 preferably "donko" shiitake mushrooms. 
  • *2 Do not discard the soaking water as you need 150ml Shiitake dashi liquid for making the simmering sauce. 
  • *3 1 tbsp of soy sauce will be added at the end of the cooking process with 1 tbsp of mirin.
  • *4 Only 2 tbsp soy sauce used here and then the extra 1tbsp is added later with mirin as mentioned above in note 3. 

Nutrition Information

Calories 311kcal (16%) Carbohydrates 38g (13%) Protein 13g (26%) Fat 11g (17%) Saturated Fat 3g (15%) Polyunsaturated Fat 3g (18%) Monounsaturated Fat 5g (25%) Trans Fat 0.05g (3%) Cholesterol 55mg (18%) Sodium 869mg (36%) Potassium 815mg (17%) Fiber 5g (20%) Sugar 11g (22%) Vitamin A 2651IU (53%) Vitamin C 26mg (29%) Calcium 61mg (6%) Iron 2mg (11%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4 serves

Amount Per Serving

Calories 311

% Daily Value*

Calories 311kcal 16%
Carbohydrates 38g 13%
Protein 13g 26%
Fat 11g 17%
Saturated Fat 3g 15%
Polyunsaturated Fat 3g 18%
Monounsaturated Fat 5g 25%
Trans Fat 0.05g 3%
Cholesterol 55mg 18%
Sodium 869mg 36%
Potassium 815mg 17%
Fiber 5g 20%
Sugar 11g 22%
Vitamin A 2651IU 53%
Vitamin C 26mg 29%
Calcium 61mg 6%
Iron 2mg 11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.