Basic Japanese Dashi Recipe
How to make dashi, a fundamental Japanese soup stock.
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This fundamental Japanese soup stock only calls for two ingredients, plus water, and is the flavor-packed base for all our favorite miso soup recipes. Both bonito flakes and dried kombu are umami-filled, deeply flavorful ingredients, and the final soup stock will amp up any sauce you add it to.
- Yield:Makes about 2 quarts
- Active time: 3 minutes
- Total time:15 minutes
Ingredients
- 2 quarts (2L) water
- 1 ounce (30g) dried kombu (see note)
- 1 ounce (30g) packed dried bonito flakes (katsuobushi, see note)
Directions
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1.
Combine water and kombu in a medium saucepan. Bring to a bare simmer over medium heat. Remove from heat and add bonito flakes. Let stand for 5 minutes. Strain through a fine mesh strainer and discard kombu and bonito, or reserve to make a second, weaker batch of dashi. Dashi can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.
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