This is my easy version of ‘Oden’, a popular Japanese one-pot dish. My favourite ingredients in ‘Oden’ are Daikon, Konnyaku (Konjac) and Fish Balls. So, I just cook those three ingredients for this easy version. I recommend to cook this dish ahead of dinner time, and reheat before serving. Daikon and Konnyaku would taste much better.

Makes

4 Servings

Ingredients

400g Daikon
1 block (about 250g) Konnyaku (Konjac)
200g Fried Fish Balls
2 cups Water
1 teaspoon Dashi Powder *I used Kombu Dashi & Katsuo (Bonito) Dashi
1/2 teaspoon Salt
1 tablespoon Soy Sauce
1 tablespoon Mirin

Method
  1. Peel Daikon and cut into chunky bite-size pieces. Boil in water in a large saucepan for 15 minutes.
  2. Rinse Konnyaku (Konjac) block, make lots of holes using a skewer, and cut into bite-size pieces. (I cut the block into 18 pieces.) Add them to the water in the saucepan that is boiling Daikon, bring back to the boil, and boil them together for a few minutes, then drain.
  3. Return to the saucepan, add all other ingredients, bring to the boil, and cook for 15 minutes OR until Daikon is absolutely soft.
  4. *Note: I recommend to cook this dish ahead of dinner time, and reheat before serving. Daikon and Konnyaku would taste much better after resting in the soup.