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Donko-jiru (Dark sleeper Soup) | Our Regional Cuisines

RECIPE

Ingredients (4 servings)

  • Donko 1
  • Daikon radish 1/2
  • Napa cabbage 2-3 leaves
  • Carrot 1
  • Japanese leek 1
  • Miso 3~4 tbsp.
  • Water 6-7 cups

How to cook

  • 1. [Preparation] Remove scales from "donko". Cut its belly and take its guts, then rinse. Wipe off water and chop it.

  • 2. [Preparation]Chop Japanese leek into about 2cm (0.8 inch) of length.

  • 3. [Preparation] Tanzaku-cut other vegetables.

  • 4. Pour water into a pot, and add in order of daikon radish, carrot and napa cabbage to simmer until they become tender.

  • 5. Add "donko" to 4 and simmer further.

  • 6. Add miso dissolved with water slowly for flavor. Add Japanese leek and simmer lightly to serve.

provider : Mihoko Hirade

Recipes vary depending on the region and home.

Contact

Food Cultures Office, Overseas Market Development and Food Cultures Division, Food Industry Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

Tel:+81-3-3502-5516