Oden with Japanese vegetables

Oden

Ingredients:

I packet, Oden soup mix by S&B ("oden no moto")
4 cups water
I bag, frozen japanese vegetables by Shirakiki
I pack, frozen fish cake ("chikua")cut on half diagonally
I pack, frozen fried bean curd ("abura age") each cut in half to make a pouch
I pack, shirataki yam noodles
Toothpicks

Instructions:

1. Boil a cup of water in small saucepan. Add tofu pouches and simmer for a minute or two. Strain and let cool.

2. Stuff each tofu pouch with shirataki and close off by lacing a toothpick through top.

3. Boil 4 cups water in large saucepan or wok.

4. Add oden soup mix.

5. Add frozen items and bring to a boil.

6. Add tofu pouches.

7. Lower heat and simmer for 20 min.

8. Serve warm with liquid.

*i like to add leftover boiled eggs when I can.