Chicken Mizutaki (Hotpot) With A Pressure Cooker

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   Cut the chicken thighs into bite sized pieces, and the wings into 2 pieces.

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   Pressure cook the wings in water for about 8 to 10 minutes.

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   Leave to cool and de-pressurize naturally.

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   While the wings are cooking, prep the other ingredients.

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   Add the chicken thighs to the pressure cooker, and cook under pressure for 4 to 5 minutes.Leave to cool and de-pressurize naturally.

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   Skim off the scum when you bring the water to a boil in the pressure cooker before you bring up the pressure, and later on when you transfer the chicken and liquid to the earthenware pot.

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   Transfer the chicken and liquid to an earthenware pot (donabe).

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   Add the other ingredients, cover with a lid and bring to a boil - and it's done!

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   Try some with some of the soup + a little salt first...then with ponzu sauce and additions.

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    Use shichimi spice or yuzu pepper or whatever you like as additions.

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    The photo shows some fresh (moist) shichimi spice.

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    We love it in our family.

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    We like to make the 'shime' (the final course of a hotpot) by adding udon noodles to the leftover soup.

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    I also used some of the leftover soup to make rice porridge, adding plain rice and and egg.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.