Japanese Chicken Dumpling Soup

A bowl of Japanese chicken dumpling soup will be filled with piping hot, soft and flavorful soup dumplings. This dish is commonly served during lunch and dinner. Traditionally, this dish is filled with chicken, celery, carrots, and fish. The broth is then seasoned with Mirin, sesame oil, and lime juice. This traditional Japanese recipe can be made in your own kitchen with a few simple ingredients.

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Course: Soup

Cuisine: Japanese

Diet: Low Calorie

Keyword: chicken, dumpling soup, Dumplings

CookingStyle: Boiling

Prep Time: 30

Cook Time: 30

Total Time: 1

Servings: servings

Calories: 315kcal

Author: James Anderson

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Equipment

medium pot

bowl

Ingredients

3/4 cup flour all-purpose
2 tsp. salt kosher
1 tbsp. Japanese soy sauce light
2 tbsp. sake
1/4- lb. cubed chicken thighs skinless, boneless
1 tbsp. oil vegetable
5 cups fish stock dashi, kelp and dried
4 med. quartered mushroom caps
1/2 cup carrots peeled, sliced into matchsticks
1/2 cup parsnips peeled, sliced in matchsticks
3/4 cup daikon radishes peeled & chopped
1 cup winter squash cut, de-seeded, peeled

Instructions

Combine chicken and oil in medium-sized pot on med. heat. Stir occasionally while cooking until chicken isn’t pink anymore. This takes three to four minutes.
Add vegetables. Stir occasionally while cooking for two minutes. Add dashi. Increase heat enough that dashi boils.
Skim off froth from surface. Reduce heat to med. Simmer gently while cooking until veggies are tender. This takes 10 minutes or so. Stir in salt, Japanese soy sauce and sake.
Increase heat, bringing liquid to strong simmer. Whisk flour with 1/4 cup and 2 tbsp. of filtered water in small sized bowl, till smooth. Add mixture by spoon into broth. Mixture will sink to bottom. Don’t stir.
After four minutes or so, dumplings start rising from bottom. Continue cooking till dumplings aren’t gummy in the middle anymore. This takes about six minutes. Serve.

Notes

Japanese chicken dumplings are a popular weekday meal and are delicious appetizers. They are known as Gyoza, the Japanese word for "dumplings." They are common throughout Japan, and you can find them in many izakaya, grocery stores, and festivals. This traditional Japanese dish is a must try. You'll love it! This Japanese chicken dumpling soup is sure to please any vegetarian.

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Nutrition

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