Tachiyama Chanko-nabe (beef And Chicken Hot Pot)

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 (2 7/8 ounce) package fried tofu, cut into large pieces (abura-age)
• 10 cups chicken broth
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons mirin
• salt, to taste
• 1 medium waxy potato, peeled, quartered lengthwise, sliced crosswise, and blanched
• 1 piece daikon radish, peeled, quartered lengthwise, sliced crosswise, and blanched
• 1 small carrot, trimmed, peeled, sliced on the bias, and blanched
• 1 leek, part only, trimmed, washed, and sliced on the bias
• 1/4 head napa cabbage, cored and cut into large pieces
• 4 shiitake mushrooms, stemmed
• 4 ounces shimeji mushrooms, trimmed and separated
• 4 ounces fresh burdock root, trimmed, peeled, and shaved into long thin strips
• 10 ounces grilled tofu, halved lengthwise and cut into 1/2-inch-thick pieces (yaki-dofu)
• 1/2 lb boneless chicken thighs, cut into thin strips
• 7 ounces bok choy, root part trimmed
• 1/2 lb prime rib roast, frozen then thinly sliced
• 1 lb udon noodles

Recipe

• 1 open abura-age and place in a colander. pour boiling water over deep-fried tofu to remove any excess oil. allow to drain.
• 2 at the table, set cooking pot on a portable stove in center of table. fill with chicken stock, add soy sauce and mirin, season to taste with salt, and bring to a simmer over medium heat.
• 3 divide remaining cooking ingredients, except noodles, into thirds. keep chilled until ready to cook.
• 4 add about one-third of the potatoes, daikon, carrots, leeks, cabbage, mushrooms, burdock, grilled tofu. chicken, fried tofu, and bok choy to simmering broth.
• 5 cook until vegetables begin to soften and chicken is just cooked through, about 5 minutes. add about one-third of the beef.
• 6 simmer until just cooked through, about 1 minute. serve cooked items to guests.
• 7 repeat with second 1/3 of the cooking ingredients.
• 8 repeat with remaining third of the cooking ingredients.
• 9 once all the vegetables, tofu, chicken, greens, and beef have been eaten, use a small sieve to pick out scraps. bring remaining broth in pot back to a simmer, add noodles, and simmer until cooked through, 6-8 minutes. serve in individual bowls.