Hakata Motsu Nabe (Offal Hot Pot)
Quick answer
- Total time
- 35 min
- Level
- Easy
- Servings
- 3 servings
- Ingredients
- 10
About this dish
Hakata motsu nabe is a traditional Japanese hot pot featuring pork small intestines simmered with cabbage, garlic chives, and tofu.
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The preparation begins by rinsing and blanching the offal to eliminate gamey odors before slicing it into small pieces. The base broth combines chicken stock, soy sauce, and mirin, brought to a boil before adding the blanched offal, hand-torn cabbage, and firm tofu. Simmering allows the fats from the intestines to melt into the soup, enriching its flavor, while the cabbage absorbs the seasoned liquid and softens. Sliced garlic and red chili are added to infuse the broth with a warm aroma, followed by garlic chives cooked briefly to preserve their green color. This dish is served hot at the table and traditionally finished by adding ramen noodles or rice to the remaining savory broth.
Ingredients
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Instructions
Read the steps as a cooking flow: prep, heat, seasoning, doneness control, and finish.
- 1Heat
Rinse 300g pork offal thoroughly under cold water, blanch in boiling water for 3 minutes to remove the odor, then cut into 3cm pieces.
- 2Prep
Tear the cabbage into large pieces about 7-8cm and cut the Chinese chives into 5cm lengths, keeping them separate.
- 3Control
Pour 800ml chicken stock, 2 tbsp soy sauce, and 1 tbsp mirin into a pot and bring to a rolling boil over medium-high heat.
- 4Control
Add the offal, cabbage, and 150g tofu, then simmer over medium heat for 10 minutes until the offal softens and the broth turns milky.
- 5Control
Add 4 sliced garlic cloves and 1 chili pepper, then simmer 3 more minutes to infuse their aroma into the broth.
- 6Finish
Stir in the chives and cook for just 30 seconds until wilted, sprinkle with sesame seeds, and bring the pot directly to the table to serve hot.
Practical Cooking Checks
The cues that matter most while cooking.
- Key technique
- Hakata Motsu Nabe simmers pork offal with heaps of garlic and cabbage in a savory soy-based broth.
- Finish cue
- Stir in the chives and cook for just 30 seconds until wilted, sprinkle with sesame seeds, and bring the pot directly to the table to serve hot.
- Avoid this
- Add the chives for only the final 30 seconds so they do not become overly soft.
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