Description
Chicken Zosui is a comforting Japanese rice soup made with tender chicken, dashi broth, vegetables, and silky eggs.
Ingredients
150 g boneless chicken thigh skin-on
1 tsp cooking oil
400 ml dashi stock
1 tbsp sake
200 g cooked Japanese short-grain rice
¼ Japanese leek sliced
½ carrot julienned
2 fresh shiitake mushrooms sliced
100 g enoki mushrooms
15 g grated ginger
3 tbsp Japanese light soy sauce
2 eggs
Finely chopped green onions
Shredded nori
Shichimi togarashi
Toasted sesame oil
Instructions
1. Remove chicken skin and cut into small pieces.
2. Render chicken skin slowly until crispy.
3. Add dashi and sake to a pot and bring to a boil.
4. Add chicken and cook until no longer pink.
5. Rinse cooked rice and drain.
6. Add rice, vegetables, ginger, and soy sauce.
7. Simmer until vegetables soften.
8. Pour whisked eggs into the pot.
9. Cook for 30 seconds and turn off heat.
10. Garnish and serve immediately.
Notes
Use day-old rice for best texture.
Rinse rice before adding to prevent gumminess.
Do not overcook eggs.
Serve immediately for ideal consistency.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Simmering
- Cuisine: Japanese
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 380
- Fat: 14 g
- Carbohydrates: 42 g
- Protein: 22 g