Pots : 鍋 (Nabe)

Shabu-Shabu, Sukiyaki, Pots… We love Pot “Nabe” dish! Especially in Winter season. When friends get together, when Family re-unite, “Nabe” is the Number One option for meal. You put different kinds of ingredients. Crab, Meat, vegetable, noodles etc. Do you like soup Spicy? Sweet? Bonito favor? Tangle favor? Or Soy Source or Miso Flavor? It Depends on your appetite. Hey, but No matter what you prefer, you must have an earthen pot. This unique traditional cookware can keep your food warmer during the winter season.... Let me introduce one of my favorite Nabe.

Recipe: Chicken Nabe with Soy Source Flavor Soup

Soup:  put 2-3 pieces of Tangles into a pan with cold water and leave it for a few hours. If you like, you can put bonito flakes as well. I personally like to put both. Light a pan and take them right out before the water gets boiled. Put some soy source (a couple of table spoons), Mirin, Sugar and Sake and keep boiling until Sake loses its alcohol.

Let’s cook it:
In this photo, I put some diced chicken, Chinese cabbage, Shiitake Mushroom, Tofu and some noodles. Put those in Nabe, and pour the Soup you made, cover it and light your gas range with mid-high flame. Take cover off once it Boils, take lye and keep it for another 10-15 minutes with small-mid flame. And it is ready! Try it with Soy Source with Citrus Juice “Ponzu : ポン酢“　with grated “Daikon” radish. And When you finish you can put rice or Udon noodles. Those are good, too! If you like Shabu-Shabu,

Just put vegetables into boiled soup (no cover needed) and simply “Shabu-Shabu” your favorite meats.

We also cook Rice with Nabe. It surely tast better than electric Rice Cooker!