Chimushinji (Okinawan Pork Liver Broth)
Quick answer
- Total time
- 65 min
- Level
- Medium
- Servings
- 4 servings
- Ingredients
- 10
About this dish
Chimushinji is an Okinawan broth made by boiling pork liver and pork separately, skimming away blood and foam, then simmering island carrot and potato in bonito stock mixed with the pork cooking liquid.
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Red and white miso season the finished soup, while garlic leaves go in last for fresh color and aroma. The name joins chimu, pork liver, with shinji, a decocted broth. It belongs to Okinawa's kusuimun tradition of nourishing food for tired or unwell days, but it should not be treated as medical therapy. Cook the liver fully through and serve the soup hot rather than leaving any pink center.
Instructions
Read the steps as a cooking flow: prep, heat, seasoning, doneness control, and finish.
- 1Prep
Slice pork liver 2cm thick, soak in cold water for 20 minutes, and change the water twice to remove blood.
Rinse in a colander and blot the surface dry.
- 2Finish
Cover lean pork with ample cold water, bring to a boil, skim, and cook 8 minutes.
Remove and cut to 5mm strips, then strain and reserve 200ml of the cooking liquid.
- 3Heat
Bring fresh water to a gentle boil, add the liver, and cook 8 to 10 minutes.
When the thickest center reaches at least 71C with no red juices, remove and cut to 5mm strips.
- 4Prep
Cut carrot diagonally to 5mm, potato to 5mm quarter-rounds, garlic to fine strips, and garlic leaves to 2cm.
Rinse potato in cold water for 5 minutes and drain.
- 5Control
Combine 720ml bonito dashi, 200ml pork liquid, pork, carrot, and potato.
Bring to a boil, skim, and simmer over medium-low heat for 12 minutes until a skewer enters the potato center.
- 6Control
Add cooked liver and sliced garlic and simmer 4 minutes.
Ladle broth into a bowl, dissolve both misos, return it to the pot, and heat 2 minutes over low heat just below a boil.
- 7Heat
Stir in garlic leaves for 30 seconds and turn off the heat.
Divide liver, potato, and carrot evenly among four bowls and eat within 2 hours of cooking.
Practical Cooking Checks
The cues that matter most while cooking.
- Key technique
- Liver and lean pork boiled separately
- Finish cue
- Stir in garlic leaves for 30 seconds and turn off the heat.
Cooking decision evidence
Calculated Charim data and applicable official food safety guidance.
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65min, 10 ingredients
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