This article on Toddler Recipes Australia provides parents with lots of tasty and nutritious recipes for toddlers using the super-ingredient, Oden. Learn how to use this versatile Japanese staple in innovative ways, from breakfast recipes to desserts, and get inspired to create delicious meals for your kids. With easy step-by-step instructions, the recipes are simple enough for even the most time-poor parents. Find out how to cook up healthy and tasty meals for your little one with Oden!
General Information
Servings: 4 Keywords: oden, fish cakes, konbu, mochi Calories: 450 Kcal Protein: 12 g Carbs: 40 g Fats: 14 g Preparation time: 10 mins Cooking time: 40 mins
Ingredients
- 2.5 litres of cold Water
- 4 cm piece of Kombu seaweed
- 1 - 1.5 tablespoons of Dashi
- 3 thin fish cakes
- 2 eggs
- 2 large potatoes
- 2 carrots
- 2 medium onions
- 2 mochi (or rice cakes)
- 4 pieces aburage (deep-fried tofu)
Directions
- Start by gathering all the ingredients. For the potatoes, carrots and onions, dice them into small pieces no larger than 2 cm across.
- Olivia Says: Let the boys help in the kitchen - children love to help with dicing and cutting!
- Bring the water to a boil in a large pot and add the Kombu. Let it simmer on low heat for 10 minutes.
- Add the dashi and the different vegetables, one by one, and let them cook for 15 minutes.
- Add the fish cakes, mochi and aburage, and let them simmer for another 10 minutes.
- Crack the eggs into the hot oden mixture. Cook for another 5 minutes.
- Olivia Says: Have the boys crack the eggs - it’s a great way to give them a bit of independence in the kitchen!
- Serve the oden in a deep bowl. Enjoy!
Recommended Sides
- Umeboshi (pickled plums)
- Wakame (seaweed)
- Daikon (Japanese radish)
- Shiitake mushrooms
- Olivia Says: You can also add some soft boiled eggs as a side - just make sure they’re cooked through!
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