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Video: Cooking Chicken Mizutaki Hot Pot

Video: Cooking Chicken Mizutaki Hot Pot

Mizutaki is a simple and rustic Japanese hot pot dish hailing from Hakata, Fukuoka. This article provides insights into preparing this delicious dish, accenting it with a condiment called yuzu kosho for added citrusy and peppery notes.

This gorgeous hot pot, Mizutaki, is one of my favorites, a rustic dish that hails from Hakata, an old section of the southern Japanese city of Fukuoka. It's simple, down-to-earth and a snap to prepare (like all hot pots!). I mean, it's chicken in chicken broth, how fundamental is that? Accent with a condiment called yuzu kosho to add citrusy, peppery notes, and you're set. Here is the full version of the clip I posted earlier, of Tadashi and I walking you through cooking this dish. Note that we're using an enameled cast iron pot like Le Creuset, which is a perfect cooking vessel for hot pots...