NEW YEAR'S DAY OZONI SOUP

New Year's Day Ozoni Soup image

Ozoni soup is traditionally eaten on New Year's Day in Japan. The literal translation means a variety of ingredients boiled together.

Provided by lilbrngal

Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes

Time 1h12m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

½ cup dried shiitake mushrooms
8 mochi rice cakes
4 cups water
⅜ ounce dashi-no-moto (broth seasoning)
¼ pound skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cut into small pieces
1 dash soy sauce, or to taste
salt to taste
12 shrimp, peeled and deveined
2 cups coarsely chopped spinach (packed)
2 carrots, peeled and cut into matchstick-size pieces
1 (2-inch piece) daikon radish, peeled and sliced into rounds
¼ cup sliced bamboo shoots
1 (2-inch piece) kamaboko (fish paste cake), thinly sliced

Steps:

Place mushrooms in a bowl and cover with warm water; let soak, about 15 minutes. Drain and squeeze out water from mushrooms; slice.
Set oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler on high. Place mochi on a baking sheet.
Broil mochi, turning frequently, until inflated, crisp, and slightly browned, about 5 minutes. Cut into 1-inch strips.
Combine water and dashi-no-moto in a large saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until dashi is dissolved, 2 to 3 minutes. Add chicken, soy sauce, and salt; simmer until chicken is no longer pink in the center, about 15 minutes.
Mix shrimp, mushrooms, spinach, carrots, daikon radish, and bamboo shoots into chicken mixture; simmer until vegetables are tender and shrimp is cooked through, about 10 minutes.
Divide mochi strips among 4 bowls and top with soup. Garnish soup with kamaboko slices.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 347.8 calories, Carbohydrate 63.5 g, Cholesterol 63.4 mg, Fat 1.7 g, Fiber 6.4 g, Protein 20.5 g, SaturatedFat 0.4 g, Sodium 189.1 mg, Sugar 3.4 g