Vegan Oden (Japanese Hot Pot)

Ingredients
Daikon
Carrot
Potato
Deep fried tofu
Konjac
Cooking water from beans
Kombu
Salt
Soy sauce
Mirin
Brown sugar

Oden is popular Japanese winter time meal and is very easy to cook. Usually, it contains a deep-fried patty (or ball) of fish paste, boiled egg and sausage and other animal ingredients in soup in general.

Sometimes oden is defined as stew-like soup however, my version of oden has less soup because I aimed to condense and boost natural flavor from vegetables.

Put daikon, carrot, potato, tofu, konjac, konbu in a pot then pour cooking water from beans to cover all vegetables then heat. Once the soup has boiled, add salt, soy sauce, mirin and brown sugar for taste then cook at very low heat until carrot and daikon is tender enough (approx 30-40 min).

Tips: I would recommend to season rather full flavor (but it's up to you).

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豆の茹で汁と昆布だしの野菜おでんを作りました。シイタケだしを使うよりも、豆の茹で汁をスープのベースに使う方が濃厚な味に仕上がるのでおすすめです。ダイコン、ニンジン、じゃがいも、糸コンニャク、厚揚げ豆腐、昆布を鍋に入れて、具材が完全に浸る程度に豆の茹で汁を加えて火にかけます。沸騰したら火を弱めて塩、しょう油、みりん、黒砂糖を加えて弱火で煮込みます。ダイコンとニンジンが軟らか煮えればできあがりです。