Name: Passover Tori Tsukune Nabe (Japanese Chicken Meatball Hot Pot)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 90 min
Total time: 105 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 4 cups warm (but not boiling) water; 5-6 large dried shiitake mushrooms ((.75 ounces)); 1 lb ground chicken; 1 large egg; 1 leek, white and pale green part, finely chopped; 1 tbsp fresh grated ginger; 1 tsp fine sea salt; 4 cups chicken stock; 1/2 small napa cabbage, roughly chopped ((core removed and discarded)); 1 medium carrot, cut in half lengthwise, then cut into slices crosswise ((half-moon shape)); 4 oz cremini mushrooms, sliced; 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper