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Japanese Nabe (also known as Japanese Nabemono is kind of like an awesome soup or stew, and everything is cooked in the same pot. There are a variety of ways to prepare nabe, but I’ll give you one you can try out. You can find other recipes and tools to make nabe at home right here.

Items you’ll need:

• 12 small chicken meatballs or 2 cubed chicken breast
• 8 large prawns
• 1 large carrot cut into 2cm diagonal pieces
• Half of a shredded Chinese napa cabbage
• 4 – 6 whole shiitake mushrooms
• 3 leeks cut into 2cm diagonal pieces
• 1 large piece of tofu cut into 2cm cubes
• 200g udon noodles (pre-cooked)

Soup stock:

• 3 cups kombu and bonito stock
• ½ cup tsuyu (Japanese noodle dipping sauce)
• 4 tablespoons soy sauce
• 4 tablespoons sake

Cooking instructions:

1. In a large hot pot, add all of the soup ingredients and allow it to boil.
2. Add chicken and boil for 2 minutes.
3. Add carrots and shiitake then boil for another 2 minutes.
4. Add shrimp, Chinese napa, leeks and tofu to boil for an additional 2 minutes.
5. Serve in small bowls with rice on the side. When main ingredients are eaten, add the udon at the end with the rest of the soup.

Chicken Nabe