Soy Milk Hot Pot with Chicken (Tōnyū Nabe) (2023)

Soymilk Chicken Hot Pot is made with a creamy soymilk broth that's infused with a touch of the natural sweetness of soymilk. It has a rich and smooth flavor yet is made from the simplest aromatic ingredients.

The hot pot is a great way to include a variety of vegetables without being overwhelmed by the sheer volume. When the air temperature drops and I have to turn on the heating first thing in the morning, I think of hot stews.

As I mentioned in my post,Soup with broccoli and soy milkI'm not a fan of soy milk as a drink, but I've become a fan of soy milk dishes.

Om soy milk hot pot

Hot Pot Milk Soy means "tonyū does not exist’ (soy pot) in Japanese.Tony"means soy milk and"Not allowed“(nabe) is hot pot.

The ingredients in itTōnyū NoThis can include chicken, pork, fish, root vegetables, leafy greens, and tofu products. Beef is not used that oftenTōnyū Nolike white meat.

Today's dish, soy milk hot pot with chicken, is not one of the traditional hot pot dishes often associated with a long history of local cuisine, such as:Negima NabeAndIshikari Nabe. It didn't appear until after 2000.

As consumer demand for soy milk increased and soy milk became a trend among health-conscious people in Japan, soy milk hot pot established itself as a popular hot pot dish, especially among women.

Hot Pot Soy Milk Variations

Today, soy milk broth comes in many flavors. The easiest way is to make a mixture of dashi broth and soy milk with a small amount of spices. I did that today. So you can enjoy the subtle sweetness and soy milk flavor of the broth.

Other flavors include sesame flavor, miso flavor, and chilli flavor. Some of them have a combination of these flavors in one pot, resulting in a rich and flavorful broth. I'll be offering a sesame-flavored soy milk hot pot soon (see a sneak peek below).

The protein added to the soy milk hot pot also varies, but the most commonly used proteins are chicken and pork.

Very thin slices of porkShabu ShabuPork is very popular simply because the pork slices cook so quickly and add great flavor to the broth. The thinly sliced ​​pork belly is also great. The extra fat makes the broth much richer.

You can also make chicken or pork balls and cook them in the broth.

As with many other hot pot dishes, there is a wide variety of vegetables in the soy milk hot pot. In general, vegetables that don't have too much flavor go well with soy milk broth.

What's in my Soymilk Chicken Hot Pot?

Hot pot ingredients

• Cut chicken thighs or breast fillets into bite-sized pieces
• Cut Chinese cabbage into strips
• Cut the carrot into thin boards
• Shiitakesvampe
• Shimeji mushrooms are divided into small groups
• Cut the aburaage into thin strips
• Tofu is cut into large, bite-sized cubes
• Cut the spring onion into diagonal pieces

As shown in the previous section, you can change the vegetable combination. Mushrooms can only be one type or another, but I find Asian mushrooms work best in hot pot. Since the broth is soy milk based and the tofu is actually made from soy milk, they go really well together. They enrich the taste of the dish.

soy milk broth

• Dashi-Lager
• Mirin
• Mild soy sauce
• i am milk

If you have a bottleShiro DashiIn your pantry/fridge you can use a shortcut by dilutingShiro Dashiwith water instead of dashi stock, mirin and light soy sauce.

How to make a soy milk hot pot with chicken

1. Prepare meat and vegetables.
2. Put the ingredients for the soy milk broth, except for the soy milk, in a bowl and mix.
3. Add the chicken pieces and all the vegetables, except for the leafy parts of the Chinese cabbage and the spring onions, and mix all the ingredients together.
4. Pour the broth with the ingredients into the bowl in the serving pot and cook until the chicken and vegetables are almost cooked.
5. Add the remaining vegetables to the pan and cook until wilted, a minute or two.
6. Pour the soy milk into the pan and stir gently. When it starts to boil, turn off the heat.

I have a traditional Japanese clay pot called "Danube(土鍋), which is ideal as a serving pot. It also holds heat well. If you have a thick metal or cast iron pot, this would be the best alternative.

Advice on consuming soy milk with chicken

Soy milk coagulates when heated due to the conversion of the protein contained in the milk. Although there is nothing wrong with quark and, unlike foam, you do not have to remove it, it is not visually appealing.

So I add the soy milk at the end and serve the hot pot ready to eat instead of cooking the hot pot at the table for a long time. You still get some curd, but not as much as if you boil the soy milk for a longer period of time.

No dipping sauce for today's hot pot. To eat, take the meat and vegetables with the soy milk broth from the serving pot into their respective bowls.

When you're done with the meat and vegetables, you can add cooked onesUdon noodlesS or Sōmen noodles (see recipe,frog) with some chopped spring onions to finish off the meal. You can also add rice to make a creamy porridge.

The broth in most Japanese hot pot dishes is either soy or miso based, as soy sauce and miso are very traditional staples. I was surprised to learn that soy milk and regular dashi broth go together so well without any incompatibilities. I'm kind of addicted to it.

Yumiko