Sadogatake Chanko-Nabe Miso-Aji (Sumo Style Pork Hot Pot)

• 2 1/2 teaspoons dashi (instant flakes)
• 1 lb fatty ham, thinly sliced
• 3 tablespoons sake
• 2 tablespoons mirin
• 3 tablespoons red miso
• 3 tablespoons white miso
• 1 medium carrot, trimmed, peeled, sliced crosswise on the bias, and blanched
• 1 piece daikon radish, peeled, halved lengthwise, sliced crosswise, and blanched
• 1 medium waxy potato, peeled, halved lengthwise, sliced crosswise and blanched
• 1 medium yellow onion, peeled, halved lengthwise, sliced crosswise, and blanched
• 10 ounces firm tofu, cut into 2 inch cubes
• 8 shiitake mushrooms, stemmed and caps halved
• 2 ounces enoki mushrooms, trimmed
• 1 (2 7/8 ounce) package fried tofu, cut into 1 1/2 inch pieces (abura-age)
• 1/4 head napa cabbage, cored and cut into large pieces
• 1 bunch chives
• 4 cups steamed short-grain rice (optional) or 1 lb udon noodles (optional)
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten (optional)

1. Bring 10 cups cold water to a boil in a wide medium cooking pot over high heat. Add dashi flakes, reduce heat to medium, and simmer, stirring until flakes completely dissolve, about 1 minute.
2. Add pork, sake, and mirin to dashi and simmer, skimming any foam that rises to surface, until pork is tender, 15-30 minutes.
3. Dissolve red and white misos in 1 cup broth from cooking pot in a small bowl, then stir back into cooking pot.
4. At the table, set cooking pot on a portable stove in center of table and bring to a simmer over medium heat.
5. Add carrots, daikon, potatoes, onions, firm tofu, mushrooms, fried tofu, cabbage, and chives, in that order, and simmer until vegetables are just soft, about 5 minutes. The hot pot is now ready to be eaten "self-serve" style in medium bowls.
6. (Optional) Once all the pork, vegetables, and tofu have been eaten, use a small sieve to pick out scraps. Bring remaining broth in cooking pot back to a simmer, then add rice or noodles and stir in eggs.
7. Simmer until broth is absorbed by rice, about 5 minutes, or until noodles are cooked through, 6-8 minutes. Divide between bowls.

ham, sake, mirin, red miso, white miso, carrot, daikon radish, potato, yellow onion, firm tofu, shiitake mushrooms, enoki mushrooms, cabbage, chives, steamed shortgrain rice, eggs

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/sadogatake-chanko-nabe-miso-aji-sumo-style-pork-hot-pot-374171 (may not work)