Pacific Cod Nabe

 Ingredients

• 3 1/2 cup dashi
• 4 tbsp sake
• 2 tbsp soy sauce
• 2 tbsp mirin
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 cod fillets, cut into 2 inch lengths
• 1/4 head Chinese cabbage, washed and cut into 2-3 inch lengths
• 1 leek, cut diagonally
• 1 carrot, peeled and cut into 1/4 inch thick rounds
• 8 shiitake mushrooms, stems removed
• 6 oz cellophane noodles (vermicelli) - optional 

Put the dashi soup stock in a nabe pot or large pot and bring it to a boil. Add the sake, soy sauce, mirin, and salt. Turn the heat to low. Add the cod to the soup. Add the remaining ingredients and simmer until the fish, vegetables and noodles are soft and cooked throughout. 

You can add pretty well any vegetable you like to nabe.  Potatoes and tofu are a favourite of mine.