Japanese New Year Mochi Soup Recipe
It is certainly a hearty and filling soup to get through the cold japanese weather on new year s days.
Japanese new year mochi soup recipe. Over 400 years ago round mochi was commonly used throughout japan. Then pour soup on top. The preparation for.
This soup inspired by auntie eiko s japanese new year soup. 2 teaspoons 10ml light usukuchi or dark koikuchi japanese soy sauce plus more as needed. Mochi is usually made from sweet rice also called mochi rice cooked and pounded until it becomes a paste that is very sticky and smooth then formed into cakes or blocks.
Ozoni お雑煮 is a mochi soup that we eat along with osechi ryori traditional dishes on new year s day in japan. This clear dashi based mochi soup with chicken and seasonal vegetables is enjoyed in the kanto region eastern japan. Ozoni お雑煮 is japanese new year mochi soup.
Ozoni japanese new year s soup with mochi chicken and vegetables luck and longevity these are just two of the qualities associated with mochi the soft and chewy japanese rice cakes made from short grain glutinous rice. Zoni tokyo style mochi in japanese soup 30 mins 4 servings zoni is traditional japanese soup with rice cakes and vegetables which we eat for new year s breakfast. Place the ingredients into a bowl.
8 slices naruto kamaboko japanese white fish cake with pink swirl each about 2mm thick. Every household has their own special recipes which are passed down from generation to generation. A round shaped mochi is cooked in boiling water before being added to the soup.
Warm up the toasted kirimochi in the soup. 3 rectangular pieces of kiri mochi each split into 4 pieces along scored lines see note 8 sprigs mitsuba japanese parsley. Ozoni japanese new year mochi soup is an important dish for the japanese new year.