Cook the Book: Squid Hot Pot (Ishiri Nabe)
Ingredients
- Broth:
- 4 cups water
- 1 cup sake
- 1/2 cup ishiri sauce
- 2 (6-inch) pieces kombu
- 1 pound squid
- Edibles:
- 1 napa cabbage-spinach roll, sliced (recipe below)
- 1 ounce harusame (thin, transparent noodles made from mung bean, potato, or sweet potato starch; may substitute with cellophane noodles)
- 1/2 pound firm tofu (approx. 1/2 package), cut into 4 pieces
- 2 ounces daikon, peeled, quartered lengthwise, and cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices
- 1 negi (Japanese scallion, usually 3/4-inch thick and 2-feet long; may substitute with 2 green scallions); slice whites and greens at an angle into 2-inch pieces
- 4 ounces fresh shiitake mushrooms (about 8 pieces), stemmed
- 3 1/2 ounces shimeji mushrooms (may substitute with white button or crimini), trimmed and separated
- 2 cups shungiku (chrysanthemum leaves; may substitute with mizuna or watercress), stemmed
- Garnish:
- 1/4 cup momiji oroshi (recipe below)
- 1/2 cup shibori scallions (recipe below)
- Rice for Shime:
- 1 cup of Japanese short grain rice
- 1 cup of water

- 4 ounces napa cabbage leaves (approx. 4 large leaves), separated from the head
- 4 ounces spinach, stemmed
- 8 whole dried Japanese chilies (each roughly the diameter of a chopstick)
- 2 ounces raw green scallions, trimmed of roots
- cold water
Description

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