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Chicken Wings and Daikon Nimono and Netflix

Simple and quick Japanese braised dish of chicken wings and radish
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Course: One dish meals
Cuisine: Asian, Japanese
Keyword: Chicken, daikon, ninono, one pot meal

Ingredients

  • 6-8 Ounce Daikon radish can use Korean radish cut into 1/2 inch rounds
  • 4 Eggs boiled till the yolk is still jammy, see ramen eggs post
  • 8-12 Chickin wings
  • 1 Clove Garlic
  • 2 tsp Instant Japanese soup stock (you will need 1 cup of dashi) or make dashi with packet or Shiro dashi
  • 2 tbsp Sugar
  • 1 tbsp Soy sauce if using dashi packet, increase to 2 T
  • 4 Tbsp Sake
  • 2 Tbsp Mirin

Options

  • Add mushrooms or sliced carrots with daikon if you like

Instructions

  • Make dashi and set aside. You can use the powder Hondashi, or dashi bags, or Shiro Dashi concentrate. For concentrate dilute 1:12 Make 1-1.5 cups
  • Peel and cut the daikon into 1/2 inch slices. Set aside.
  • Sauté the chicken wings approximately 2 minutes a side in a 3-4 quart saucepan. They should be light brown.
  • Add dashi to pot followed by soy sauce, mirin and sake. Add daikon on top. Bring to a boil then lower heat to a simmer. Use an otoshibuta (dropped or parchment lid) while simmering although you can forego this step. Simmer for 15-20 minutes or until radish is soft when pierced with a knife.
  • While chicken is simmering, make ramen eggs or hard boil the eggs just until the yolk is barely set. Peel and place eggs in an ice bath. When nimono is done, add peeled eggs to it and let it simmer another 5 minutes. Make sure the eggs are submerged in the broth.
  • Ladle the Nikon into bowls, garnish with green onions and sesame seeds. Serve with rice and a half or whole egg per person. It's worthwhile making nimono in advance, since it tastes better the next day. Or just make a larger quantity to keep. Reheat before eating at home, or reheat then let cool down again if using for bento. Can be stored in the fridge for 2-3 days.