RECIPE: Yosenabe (Hot Pot) with Kuzukiri (Kudzu Noodles) and Mochi

Yosenabe is a comforting Japanese hot pot that will warm your body and soul and is the perfect way to enjoy a communal meal with family and friends over the holidays. 

Servings: 2

Ingredients: 

• 400ml water
• 1.5 tbsp cooking sake
• 1.5 tbsp mirin (can be replaced with pinch of sugar and extra sake)
• 1.5 tbsp soy sauce
• 6-8 leaves napa cabbage (cut into 3cm pieces)
• 100g shimeji mushrooms (or your favorite mushrooms) (remove roots)
• 100g enoki mushrooms (remove roots and break up)
• 100g negi (spring onion) (chopped)
• 20-30g kuzukiri (kudzu noodles)
• 2 pieces mochi (cut into ½ or ⅓ slices)
• Dash of ponzu

Instructions:

1. Combine the water, cooking sake, mirin and soy sauce in a pot or nabe and bring to a boil.  
2. Add the cabbage, mushrooms, negi, kuzukiri and mochi.
3. Once the ingredients have cooked, you can take small portions into an individual bowl and add a dash of ponzu.