Chapter I · Chicken·Japanese
Onion dashi chicken
shreddable, brothy. onion-dashi. 4 servings.
| 6-qt Instant Pot inner pot + fridge space overnight | |||||
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| High Pressure 25 min · Full Natural Release | |||||
| Ingredient | Cut | Sauce | Layer | Pressure | Release |
1.75 lb (800 g) bone-in chicken thighs | Cut | High Pressure 25 min | Full NR ~22 min | ||
2 large (500 g) yellow onions, thick wedges | |||||
1 oz (30 g) ginger, smashed | |||||
1 cup (240 mL) dashi | Sauce | ||||
3 Tbs (45 mL) soy sauce | |||||
2 Tbs (30 mL) mirin | |||||
2 Tbs (30 mL) sake | |||||
6-qt Instant Pot inner pot + fridge space overnight
High Pressure 25 min · Full Natural Release
Cut
- 1.75 lb (800 g)·bone-in chicken thighs
- 2 large (500 g)·yellow onions, thick wedges
- 1 oz (30 g)·ginger, smashed
Sauce
- 1 cup (240 mL)·dashi
- 3 Tbs (45 mL)·soy sauce
- 2 Tbs (30 mL)·mirin
- 2 Tbs (30 mL)·sake
Layer
Everything already in the pot.
Pressure
High Pressure 25 min
Release
Full natural release, about 22 min
Shred the meat into the onions after NR and spoon over rice. Same pantry as nimono; the texture is brothier, the onions melt.
Next pot
Same pantry, different taste
Similar ingredients, another texture or cuisine — so the next delay start does not taste like last night.
Tori no nimono
silky, bone-slipping
Shares chicken, soy, mirin — soy-dashi sweet, silky, bone-slipping instead of onion-dashi.
soy-dashi sweet·1 hr 9 min in the pot·4 servings
Chanko chicken pot
shreddable chicken, rich broth
Shares chicken, dashi, soy — dashi-ginger, shreddable chicken, rich broth instead of onion-dashi.
dashi-ginger·1 hr 11 min in the pot·5 servings
Hong shao chicken
lacquered, fall-off-bone
Shares chicken, soy, ginger — soy-star-anise, lacquered, fall-off-bone instead of onion-dashi.
soy-star-anise·1 hr 11 min in the pot·4 servings