Oden – Japanese Winter Vegetables Recipe
When I am in Japan in the fall or winter, I often go to a convenience store for Oden. Oden is a very simple dish consisting of vegetables, eggs, ‘konyaku‘, cooked in a light soy based or kombu based broth. I’ve added some garlic and ginger to mine to give it a bit of a twist.
PrintOden – Japanese Winter Vegetables
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Total Time: 55 minutes
- Yield: 2 people
- Category: Side
- Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients
- 4 carrots (roughly chopped)
- 1/2 pound daikon (roughly chopped)
- 1 onion (roughly chopped)
- 1 shallot (finely chopped)
- 1 clove garlic (finely chopped)
- 1 tablespoon ginger (peeled and grated)
- 2 cups water
- 2 teaspoons granulated sugar
- 5 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon powdered dashi
- 1 tablespoon cooking sake
- 2 tablespoons mirin
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
Instructions
- Do your prep first, have all of your vegetables ready.In a pot over medium heat, add oil, ginger, garlic and shallot. Cook for 2 minutes and add onions. Cook for about 5 minutes, until onions are translucent. Add carrots and daikon, and cook for 2 minutes. Add water, stir, add dashi, sake, mirin, sugar and soy, stir well.
- Bring to boil, lower heat and simmer for 30 minutes (until daikon and carrots are soft).
- Serve with rice.
Nutrition
- Calories: 294
- Saturated Fat: 1
Heide M. says
Will have to try this recipe.
Lan | morestomach says
hello. we made this for dinner tonight and it turned out delicious. thank you for sharing the recipe.
admin says
So glad you enjoyed it, thank you!
Ben says
Sooo much more beautiful than the oden from the 7-11 in Asagaya… but just as savory and satisfying on a cold day. Daikon rules!