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Savory and Tangy Chinese-style Oden - Recipe Video

A simple and easy to understand recipe video shows how to make Savory and Tangy Chinese-style Oden.
Here's a recipe for savory Chinese-style oden. Oyster sauce, the richness of chili bean sauce (tobandjan), and the umami of chicken wings soak into the soup, making daikon radish and other ingredients very tasty. It also goes well with alcohol, so you should definitely give it a try!

Cook time

40 minutes

Ingredients
2 servings

  • Sub Ingredients
  • Chicken wings
    2
  • Konjac (Konnyaku)
    100 g
  • Salt
    1/2 tsp
  • Hot water
    as needed
  • Daikon radish
    200 g
  • Boiled egg
    2
  • Deep-fried fish paste (Surimi)
    2
  • Deep-fried thick tofu (Atsuage)
    2
  • Boiling water
    as needed
  • Grilled fish cake (Yaki-chikuwa)
    1
  • Dashi
  • Water
    600 ml
  • (A)Oyster sauce
    1 tbsp
  • (A)Chili bean sauce (Tobandjan)
    2 tsp
  • (A)Sugar
    1 tsp
  • (A)Salt and pepper mix
    1/2 tsp
  • Sichuan pepper
    2 three finger pinches

How to make

  1. Prepare. Peel daikon radish and set aside.
  2. 1. Cut daikon radish into a 0.8-inch wide cut into round slices, make a cross-cut, put it in heat-resistant bowl, wrap it, and heat it in a 600 W microwave for about 5 minutes until it softens.
  3. 2. Put konjac in a bowl, sprinkle salt on it, rub it well, boil water in a pot, boil it for about 2 minutes, and drain it. When it cools down, make a grid cut and cut it into triangles.
  4. 3. Cut deep-fried thick tofu (atsuage) in half so that it becomes a triangle, put it in a bowl with deep-fried fish paste (surimi), pour over boiling water, and drain.
  5. 4. Cut grilled fish cake (yaki-chikuwa) into half-length pieces, and slice diagonally in half.
  6. 5. Add water for dashi soup and chicken wings to a pot and turn the heat to medium. Remove any scum that comes out, and add (A) when it boils. When chicken wings are cooked, add Step 1, Step 2, Step 3, Step 4, and boiled eggs. Cover with a lid, reduce the heat to low, and simmer for about 20 minutes.
  7. 6. Once the flavors have been absorbed, remove from heat, sprinkle with Sichuan pepper, and it's ready to serve.

Tips for cooking

You can still enjoy the tasty taste if you omit chili bean sauce (tobandjan) and Sichuan pepper. Please adjust the amount as you like. You can substitute your favorite ingredients for oden. Heating conditions may vary depending on the type of microwave, the type of heat-resistant container, and the condition of the ingredients. Please check the condition and adjust the heating time as necessary.