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Oden is a Japanese stew made with hard-boiled eggs, daikon, fish cakes and dashi soup as ingredients. Easy and one of the best oden recipes with homemade dashi.
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Japanese Oden
What is Oden? It’s a Japanese stew made with hard-boiled eggs, daikon, fish cakes and dashi soup stock.
This is one of favorite fall/winter Japanese recipes and this oden recipe is easy, authentic and absolutely delicious.
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How to Make Oden?
Oden ingredients are dashi, hard-boiled eggs,daikon, kombu (seaweed), and various types of Japanese fish balls and fish cakes.
Traditionally, the soup is made with homemade dashi or Japanese soup stock. Dashi is made from scratch with kombu (dried seaweed) and shaved bonito flakes.
However many home cook are using instant oden soup mix or soup base because of its convenience. The soup mix has dashi so the taste is authentic.
For the fish cakes, you can buy them from Japanese or Asian stores. There are a variety of fish balls and fish cakes, for example: chikuwa.
The fish cakes are usually pre-packaged and labeled, as pictured below.
My homemade Japanese oden is so delicious, comforting and satisfying on a cold fall/winter nights.
It’s one of the best oden recipes and tastes just like the ones served in traditional Japanese restaurants.
It’s a perfect dish to bring the entire family around the table, sharing the hearty soup for dinner.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I Add Miso to the Oden Soup?
Yes, you can certainly make miso oden by adding miso to the soup stock.
Where Can I Find Oden Restaurant?
Oden is usually served in izakaya, or a type of Japanese restaurants cum bars that serve a variety Japanese dishes that go well with alcohol.
The dish is seasonal so it’s usually available in fall and winter months.
Can I Use Instant Pot to Make Oden?
Yes, you sure can. Instant Pot pressure cooker will be great for this Japanese stew.
Oden is a Japanese stew made with hard-boiled eggs, daikon, fish cakes and dashi soup as ingredients. Easy and one of the best oden recipes with homemade dashi.
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By Bee Yinn Low
Yield 4people
Prep 15 minutesmins
Cook 30 minutesmins
Total 45 minutesmins
Ingredients
3cupshomemade dashi
1/2cupwater
2softened kombu]u strips(tie into knots, optional)
12oz (350g)Japanese oden fish cakes and fish balls
2hard-boiled eggs
6oz (175g)daikon(cut into wedges)
2oz (60g)konnyaku(cut into pieces or wedges, optional)
1tablespoonsoy sauce
2tablespoonsmirin
1tablespooncooking sake
Japanese Togarashi(Japanese 7-Spice Blend (S&B Brand))
Japanese mustard(Karashi, for serving)
Instructions
Rinse the fish cakes and fish balls with running water, remove the excess oil from the fish cakes and fish balls. Drained, pat dry with paper towels and set aside.
In a soup pot, bring the dashi, water, kombu strips (if using) to boil. Add the daikon and stew on low heat until they are cooked through.
Add the hard-boiled eggs, konnyaku (if using) and fish cakes. Add the soy sauce, mirin and sake. Turn the heat to low and simmer for 15 minutes. Serve the oden warm with Japanese mustard and Togarashi.
Notes
Click for thedashi recipe.
You can make oden with instant oden soup mix, for example: Mizkan Bonito-Flavored Soup Base. If you use a soup mix, use 3 1/2 cups water and 1/4 cup soup mix, or more to taste.
There are many kinds of Japanese fish cakes and fish balls. Find those pre-packed for Oden.
Some fish cakes and fish balls are saltier and might make the soup a tad salty. Please add some water and oden soup is too salty.
Traditionally, oden is simmered for an hour. My version is the quick and easy version.
Course: Japanese Recipes
Cuisine: Soup
Keywords: Oden
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Oden
Amount Per Serving (4 people)
Calories 157Calories from Fat 45
% Daily Value*
Fat 5g8%
Saturated Fat 2g13%
Cholesterol 136mg45%
Sodium 668mg29%
Carbohydrates 3g1%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 2g2%
Protein 24g48%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Notice: Nutrition is auto-calculated, using Spoonacular, for your convenience. Where relevant, we recommend using your own nutrition calculations.
Oden is a hotpot-style dish with various ingredients simmered in a soy-based broth. The ingredients could be anything from tofu and daikon radish to fish cakes and boiled eggs. The beauty of Oden lies in its simplicity and the way it brings different flavors together in a harmonious and comforting way.
Overall, oden has a reputation for being healthy because of its low-fat content and filling, digestion-promoting ingredients like konnyaku, daikon, and fiber-filled gobo maki.
The following are the basic oden ingredients. Broth: Awase Dashi (Japanese soup stock made with kombu and katsuobushi), sake, mirin, soy sauce, and salt. Assorted fish cakes and fish balls (nerimono) – see the next section for more info.
Miso oden is simmered in Hatchomiso (八丁味噌) broth, which tastes lightly sweet. They have reverted to the origins of the dish, and the most common ingredients are konjac and tofu.
Derived from the Old Norse Óðinn, meaning "inspiration,” “rage,” or “frenzy," Oden is a Norse boy's name. Its origins can be traced back to Proto-Germanic Wōdanaz. In Norse mythology, Oden reigns as the highest of the gods, presiding over war, wisdom, and death.
Despite his rowdy behavior, Oden was an extremely compassionate man. While at first annoyed by Kin'emon and Denjiro acting as his followers, he still cared for their well-being and took them in. He also took in other people like the orphaned Izou and Kikunojo, the persecuted Kanjuro, and the lonely Raizo.
The most common dipping sauce is karashi, a slightly spicy Japanese mustard. Another popular dipping sauce is yuzu kosho, a paste made of yuzu fruit and chili peppers. Read more about Yuzu here! Some people also enjoy soy sauce and miso to dip with their oden.
Oden (おでん, 御田) is a type of nabemono (Japanese one-pot dishes) consisting of several ingredients such as boiled eggs, daikon or konjac, and processed fishcakes stewed in a light, soy-flavored dashi broth.
Of course oden is effective for the low carb diet in that it is low in carbohydrates, low in fat, and high in protein. And as it has a wide variety of ingredients, you do not get bored even if you eat often.
It's popular as an accompaniment to alcohol, and although most commonly eaten as a warming comfort food in cooler months, oden can also be found in summer as hiyashi oden, which is served chilled.
Oden (pictured above) is made by simmering Daikon radish, Chikuwa(tubal-shaped fish cakes), and other items in a soy sauce-based broth; Kimchi Nabe is seasoned with kimchi, a spicy Korean pickle; Motsu-Nabe is featuring pork intestines called Motsu; Yu-dofu(Hot Tofu) is made with a simple Kombu broth.
Oden will actually keep for several days, provided that it is adequately covered, refrigerated, and reheated between servings. If you find yourself running low on broth, simply mix a fresh batch and toss it in a stock pot with your remaining fish cakes and like.
Konnyaku: Konnyaku is a jelly-like ingredient made from the corm of the devil's tongue yam. It is a popular ingredient in oden because it is low in calories and fat and has a unique texture. Boiled eggs: Boiled eggs are a classic oden ingredient.
Some of its effects are: Stimulating the appetite, preventing nausea, regulation of bowel movement, cough suppression. It has helps with suffed noses, neuralgia and other conditions. Beef tendon is the most famous ingredient in oden in Kansai. This meat makes good broth and is an essential part of Himeji Oden soup.
Odinpower and Enchanted Weaponry. Odin is the most powerful of the Asgardian gods. Possessing the massive energy source called the Odinpower, or Odinforce, Odin's physical abilities are augmented, including superhuman strength, lifting up to 75 tons, superhuman durability, and regenerative powers.
Oden engaged Kaido in a massive battle in Wano Country's Udon region 20 years ago. Although Oden technically lost the battle, in essence, he defeated Kaido. Using his swords, Ame no Habakiri and Enma, he inflicted massive damage on Kaido, following which Oden nearly decapitated him.
Kaidou overall has a very positive view on death, thinking that it is the moment a person achieves true glory. As such, he admires those who die fighting until the very end, such as Gol D. Roger, Edward Newgate, and Kozuki Oden, and acknowledges the impact they end up causing in those moments.
Oden runs at Mihawk and instantly finishes him in a couple of slices. If you thing Mihawk wins, here's another reason Oden wins, He was able to clash with Edward Newgate. Edward Newgate aka Whitebeard. Mihawk cannot win this battle.
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