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Home » Winter

Japanese Winter Recipes

Warm up with cozy and comforting Japanese winter recipes. Try hearty dishes like oden, nikujaga (beef and potato stew), tonjiru (pork miso soup), and nabe (hot pot) such as sukiyaki.

These recipes use seasonal ingredients like daikon, root vegetables, and miso to create rich, warming meals—perfect for cold days and family dinners.

A rustic bowl containing noodles with tonkotsu broth, topped with chashu, ramen eggs, menma, kikurage, ginger, and chopped green onion. On the table, a plate of crispy gyoza and a glass of mugicha are served together.

Easy Tonkotsu Ramen Recipe 豚骨ラーメン

5 from 5 votes
A Japanese shabu-shabu hot pot setup with a donabe pot, thinly sliced beef, tofu, assorted mushrooms, vegetables, udon noodles, and dipping sauces arranged on a wooden table.

Shabu Shabu Recipe (Video)しゃぶしゃぶ

4.70 from 96 votes
A Le Creuset pot containing Mille-Feuille Nabe, which is a hot pot dish with layers of pork belly slices and napa cabbage slices in a dashi broth.

Mille-Feuille Nabe ミルフィーユ鍋

4.76 from 132 votes
Motsunabe, a traditional Japanese hot pot featuring beef offal simmered in a flavorful broth with vegetables, is served in a donabe on a portable gas stove on the table.

Motsunabe (Japanese Offal Hot Pot) もつ鍋

4.34 from 3 votes
An oval-shaped plate holds a comforting serving of Japanese cream stew, featuring tender chicken, carrots, potatoes, mushrooms, and broccoli in a rich, creamy white sauce. The stew is generously ladled over a bed of fluffy steamed rice, creating a hearty and satisfying meal.

Easy Cream Stew (Video)

5 from 2 votes
Two mason jars filled with yuzu cha (citron tea).

Yuzu Cha (Citron Tea) ゆず茶

5 from 3 votes
A round white plate containing Japanese beef curry consisting of tender beef, potatoes, carrots, mushrooms, and curry roux, served over steamed rice.

Japanese Beef Curry (Video) ビーフカレー

4.79 from 282 votes
A ceramic donabe pot containing Japanese chestnut rice (kuri gohan); peeled chestnuts beautifully laying over steamed rice in a single layer.

Chestnut Rice (Kuri Gohan) 栗ご飯

4.77 from 13 votes
A Japanese round plate containing velvety and rich Kabocha Salad with crisp and refreshing red onion slices and ham, mixed with cream cheese and tangy Japanese mayo.

Kabocha Salad かぼちゃサラダ

5 from 1 vote
Fluted bowls containing Miso Tomato Chicken Stew garnished with chopped parsley on top, served with a glass of tea, a small dish of parsley, and a pot of the stew on the wooden table.

Miso Tomato Chicken Stew

4.42 from 12 votes
A round wooden plate containing Garlic Miso Chicken Wings.

Garlic Miso Chicken Wings ガーリック味噌チキン

4.78 from 83 votes
Ceramic cups containing Japanese Ginger Tea (Shogayu) garnished with a slice of lemon.

Honey Ginger Tea (Shogayu) (Video) 生姜湯

4.65 from 78 votes
Japanese miso soup bowls containing tofu and wakame miso soup.

Homemade Miso Soup (Video) 味噌汁

4.85 from 584 votes
A donabe containing Nanakusa Gayu, Japanese seven herb rice porridge.

Nanakusa Gayu (Seven Herb Rice Porridge) 七草粥

4.84 from 24 votes
A black and gold lacquered bowl containing Japanese New Year Soup Ozoni.

Ozoni – Japanese New Year Mochi Soup (Kanto-Style) お雑煮

4.58 from 49 votes
A black and gold lacquered bowl containing Japanese New Year Soup Ozoni.

Ozoni – Japanese New Year Mochi Soup (Kansai-Style) お雑煮

4.48 from 55 votes
A white ceramic bowl containing Instant Pot Short Ribs with daikon and carrots pressure cooked in a savory sauce.

Instant Pot Short Ribs (Video) 牛バラ肉と大根煮

4.88 from 115 votes
A bowl of Vegetarian Ramen topped with ajitama (soy marinated egg), spicy bean sprouts, corn, and a green veggie.

Vegetarian Ramen (Video) 豆乳味噌ラーメン

4.82 from 391 votes
The wooden table with bowls and plates containing Asian Pulled Pork Taco ingredients.

Instant Pot Asian Pulled Pork (Tacos and Rice Bowls)

4.86 from 90 votes
Ramen bowls containing Spicy Shoyu Ramen topped with chashu, marinated egg (ajitama), fish cake, scallions, and nori.

Spicy Shoyu Ramen ピリ辛醤油ラーメン

4.73 from 140 votes
A ramen bowl containing shoyu ramen topped with chashu, seasoned bamboo shoots, green onion, and nori.

Shoyu Ramen – Recipe from Bizentei, Tokyo 醤油ラーメン

4.66 from 83 votes
A white bowl containing Tan Tan Ramen (Tantanmen) which consists of ramen noodles and spicy creamy sesame soup, topped with savory ground pork mixture and blanched bok choy.

Tan Tan Ramen (Tantanmen) 坦々麺

4.65 from 84 votes
A donabe claypot containing Nabeyaki Udon, which is made of udon noodles, kamaboko fish cake, fried tofu, egg cooked in a dashi broth and topped with shrimp tempura.

Nabeyaki Udon (Video) 鍋焼きうどん

4.81 from 26 votes
Japanese round cast iron pan containing Sukiyaki, a Japanese hot pot dish where marbled beef, tofu, and vegetables are simmered in sweetened soy sauce broth.

Sukiyaki Recipe (Video) すき焼き

4.75 from 285 votes
a large bowl containing shrimp and wonton soup along with the condiments.

Wonton Soup (Video) ワンタンスープ

4.64 from 95 votes
A black staub containing Kimchi Jjigae (Stew) topped with slices of tofu.

Kimchi Jjigae (Kimchi Stew)

4.81 from 26 votes
A donabe clay pot containing Japanese fish cake stew called oden, an assortment of fish balls and fish cakes.

Oden (Japanese Fish Cake Stew) おでん

4.77 from 56 votes
Black and white round ceramic plates containing roasted kabocha slices.

Japanese Roasted Kabocha Squash

4.60 from 20 votes
A Japanese clay pot simmering chicken meatballs, tofu, mushrooms, and various vegetables in a savory dashi broth.

Tsukune Hot Pot 鶏つくね鍋

4.59 from 17 votes
A special Japanese chawanmushi cup containing savory steamed custard filled with kamaboko fish cake, chicken, and mushroom.

Chawanmushi (Japanese Savory Steamed Egg Custard) (Video) 茶碗蒸し

4.73 from 104 votes
A white bowl containing Shio Ramen, topped with Chicken Chashu, Ramen Egg, bamboo shoot, white negi, and green onion.

Shio Ramen 塩ラーメン

4.70 from 23 votes
A bowl of simple soba noodle soup topped wakame seaweed, blanched komatsuna, and green onions.

Soba Noodle Soup (Video) 温かいお蕎麦

4.66 from 67 votes
Miso ramen with homemade chashu and ramen egg garnished with nori.

Miso Ramen Recipe 味噌ラーメン

4.79 from 581 votes
A black bowl containing somen noodle soup with vegetables, shiitake mushrooms, egg, kamaboko fish cake, garnish with green onion.

Somen Noodle Soup (Nyumen) (Video) にゅうめん

4.85 from 19 votes
Chicken Zosui (Japanese rice soup) served in a white ceramic bowl along with green onions and sesame seeds in a separate bowl.

Zosui (Japanese Rice Soup) 雑炊

4.71 from 71 votes
An electric hot pot containing Mizore Nabe, a Japanese hot pot with grated daikon.

Mizore Nabe (Hot Pot with Grated Daikon) みぞれ鍋

4.64 from 11 votes
A Japanese donabe clay pot containing salmon, potato, daikon, corn, cabbage simmered in miso-based soup.

Hokkaido Salmon Hot Pot (Ishikari Nabe) 石狩鍋

4.87 from 23 votes
Beef udon noodle soup in a donburi bowl.

Beef Udon (Niku Udon) (Video) 肉うどん

4.75 from 267 votes
A classic Japanese style meal consists of multiple dishes on a wooden tray.

Senmaizuke (Japanese Pickled Turnip) 千枚漬け

4.67 from 12 votes
A ceramic bowl containing Japanese Chicken Curry along with steamed rice and fukujinzuke pickles.

Japanese Chicken Curry (Video) チキンカレー

4.61 from 1612 votes
A white oval plate containing Nikujaga (Japanese Meat and Potato Stew).

Nikujaga (Japanese Meat and Potato Stew) (Video) 肉じゃが

4.70 from 182 votes
A red Le Creuset braiser containing creamy napa cabbage and bacon pasta.

Creamy Napa Cabbage and Bacon Pasta 白菜とベーコンのクリームパスタ

4.54 from 41 votes
A white ceramic bowl containing steamed rice and Japanese bone-in chicken curry garnished with fukujinzuke.

Bone-in Chicken Curry (Video) 骨付きチキンカレー

4.65 from 34 votes
A grey bowl containing buri daikon, a simmered yellowtail and daikon radish, garnished with julienned ginger.

Buri Daikon (Simmered Yellowtail and Daikon) ブリ大根

4.82 from 27 votes
A beige ceramic dish containing steamed rice and Japanese cream stew.

Japanese Cream Stew (White Stew) クリームシチュー

4.80 from 148 votes
A white baking dish containing nicely charred Salmon Potato Gratin.

Salmon Potato Gratin 鮭ポテトグラタン

4.66 from 41 votes
A white bowl containing kimchi soup that's made of Malony glass noodles, kimchi, egg, and pork.

Kimchi Soup with Malony Glass Noodles

4.87 from 44 votes
Wooden miso soup bowls containing Tonjiru (Pork and Vegetable Soup).

Tonjiru (Pork and Vegetable Miso Soup) (Video) 豚汁

4.76 from 111 votes
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