Kenchin Soup with Tofu, Chicken & Dried Shiitake Mushrooms
Kenchin Soup with Tofu, Chicken & Dried Shiitake Mushrooms

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Put in the chicken and fry until its colour has changed. Add the rest of the ingredients and fry further. When the ingredients are coated with oil add the stock. Bring to the boil and skim off the scum on the surface.

To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook kenchin soup with tofu, chicken & dried shiitake mushrooms using 12 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Kenchin Soup with Tofu, Chicken & Dried Shiitake Mushrooms:
  1. Make ready [Ingredients]
  2. Take 100 to 150 grams Chicken (thighs or breasts)
  3. Make ready 5 to 10 cm long Daikon radish
  4. Take 1/2 Carrot
  5. Take 2/3 to 1 piece Konnyaku
  6. Make ready 1/2 to 1 block Firm tofu
  7. Make ready 3 Dried shiitake mushrooms
  8. Get [Broth]
  9. Make ready 1000 to 1300 ml Japanese dashi stock (including the shiitake mushroom soaking water)
  10. Prepare 50 to 60 ml Soy sauce
  11. Prepare 50 ml Sake
  12. Take 1 tbsp Sugar

Heat to boiling, then reduce heat to medium-high. Kenchin jiru (けんちん汁, 巻繊汁 kenchinjiru), also spelled kenchin-jiru, and sometimes referred to simply as kenchin, is a Japanese vegetable soup prepared using root vegetables and tofu. It is a popular dish in Japan and is prepared in various manners using myriad ingredients. Japanese Vegetable Soup (Kenchinjiru) was originally a Buddhist dish.

Instructions to make Kenchin Soup with Tofu, Chicken & Dried Shiitake Mushrooms:
  1. [Chicken] Cut into small bite sizes.
  2. [Daikon & Carrot] Slice into slightly thick quarter rounds.
  3. [Konnyaku] Rub with salt and rinse well. Tear it into small pieces using your fingers or a spoon.
  4. [Tofu] Drain with a sieve.
  5. [Dried shiitake mushrooms] Soak the dried shiitake mushrooms in plenty of water to rehydrate. Slice thinly. Reserve the soaking water and mix with Japanese dashi stock later.
  6. Heat the vegetable and sesame oil in a large pot. Put in the chicken and fry until its colour has changed. Add the rest of the ingredients and fry further.
  7. When the ingredients are coated with oil add the stock. Bring to the boil and skim off the scum on the surface. Add the soy sauce, sake and sugar and cook for a while.
  8. After the vegetable are cooked through add the tofu broken into small rough pieces.
  9. Cook for a while and it is done. Ladle into individual bowls and sprinkle chopped green onion on top.

It is a popular dish in Japan and is prepared in various manners using myriad ingredients. Japanese Vegetable Soup (Kenchinjiru) was originally a Buddhist dish. Root vegetables and tofu are sautéed and cooked in flavoured dashi broth. It is quite filling but you don't need to worry about the calories. Kenchin soup in the training (Tofu, Pork, and Vegetable Soup).

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