Chanko Nabe/ Sumo Wrestlers' Stew

Ingredients

• 8 cups dashi see note
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 1/4 cup sake
• 3 tablespoons mirin
• 1 daikon large, cut into 1-inch chunk
• 2 large carrots cut into chunks
• 1 pound boneless skinless chicken thigh cut into 1-inch pieces
• 1 napa cabbage small, cut into 2-inch chunks
• 1 shimeji mushrooms pack fresh, or any mushrooms of your choice
• 8 fresh shiitake mushrooms you can use dried version too
• 12 tofu puffs
• 1 pound udon noodles
• 2 stalks scallion thinly sliced at an angle