Japanese Fish Stew

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 8 dried shiitake mushrooms
• 2 cups water
• 1/4 cup oil
• 1 medium onion, thinly sliced
• 1 large carrot, julienned
• 2 celery ribs, diagonally sliced
• 1/4 head cabbage, thinly sliced
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 8 cups vegetable broth
• 1 1/2 lbs fish, cut in cubes (i used tilapia)
• 4 tablespoons soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons dry sherry
• 1 tablespoon dark sesame oil
• 1/2 lb snow peas, stemmed
• 3 scallions, diagonally sliced

Recipe

• 1 simmer the shiitakes in 2 cups water for 15 minutes. drain, but reserve the cooking liquid.
• 2 trim and discard the mushroom stems. slice the caps.
• 3 sauté the onion in the oil, in a large soup pot for a few minutes.
• 4 add the carrot, celery, and cabbage, and continue to simmer for a few more minutes.
• 5 add the broth with the reserved mushroom liquid and simmer until the veggies are barely tender.
• 6 add the fish and mushrooms, simmering for 5-7 more minutes.
• 7 mix the soy sauce, sherry, and sesame oil together. add it to the stew when the fish is finished cooking.
• 8 add the snow peas and scallions, and serve.