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Ozoni

Ozoni or zoni (雑 煮) is a special soup made with mochi (rice cake) traditionally eaten on New Year's Day in Japan.

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 4 people
Course: Soup
Cuisine: Asian , Japanese

Ingredients

  • 3 cups dashi fish broth
  • 3 tablespoons very finely sliced daikon radish
  • 1 carrot very finely sliced
  • 8 lices kamaboko Japanese surimi
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon sake
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 8 mochi rice cake
  • 4 sprigs mitsuba roughly chopped (Japanese parsley)

Instructions

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  1. Heat the dashi in a saucepan on medium heat and add the daikon radish, carrot and kamaboko.
  2. Cook until the vegetables are tender (about 10 minutes).
  3. Meanwhile, cook the mochi in the oven for about 5 minutes.
  4. In a soup bowl, place the mochi and pour the hot soup, then sprinkle with mitsuba.