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Field of flowers nabe (Hanabatake nabe)

Nabe are Japanese hotpots, which are popular in winter and have endless varieties. In this poetic-sounding version, vegetables and pork are arranged decoratively to resemble a field of flowers ('hana' means flower, and 'batake' means field). It's sure to pretty-up your dining table.

  • serves

    4

  • prep

    25 minutes

  • cook

    20 minutes

  • difficulty

    Mid

serves

4

people

preparation

25

minutes

cooking

20

minutes

difficulty

Mid

level

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Ingredients

  • ½ wombok (Chinese cabbage)
  • 2 carrots
  • ½ daikon (white radish)
  • 750 g skinless and boneless pork belly, thinly sliced
  • 100 g enoki mushrooms
  • 200 g silken tofu in a tube (round)
  • 8 spring onions, finely sliced on a steep diagonal
  • 1 tbsp sake (optional)
  • 125 ml (½ cup) concentrated chicken stock or concentrated shiro dashi

Instructions

  1. Cut the Chinese cabbage in half lengthways, then cut into 5 cm lengths and place into the base of a shallow baking dish.
  2. Using a vegetable peeler, peel the carrots and daikon into long strips. Cut the tofu into 2 -3 cm rounds.
  3. Shape the pork belly and vegetables into rolls, placing the sliced spring onions and enoki mushrooms into some of the rolls, and packing them on top of the cabbage along with the tofu rounds.
  4. Place 1 litre water in a large container and add the sake and concentrated chicken stock or dashi. Alternatively, you can use any homemade clear chicken stock. Taste, and adjust the seasoning. It should taste quite salty. It needs to be heavily salted as the saltiness will be diluted by the juices released by the meat and vegetables.
  5. Pour the broth over the ingredients and simmer for 20 minutes. Serve immediately.
 

Photography by Kitti Gould.

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Cook's Notes

Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.

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Published 30 November 2023 11:50am
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