Easy
800 ml
Published 2020
This is the foundation for many Japanese recipes. Of course, you can easily buy good-quality dashi powder nowadays, and it’s instant. However, please try making dashi from scratch. It is actually very easy when you have all of the ingredients handy. There is also an option to make a second dashi stock to recycle the leftovers from the first dashi, which will be suitable for stronger-flavoured dishes, such as miso soup and stew.
Soak the kombu in the filtered water, covered with plastic wrap, for at least 30 minutes or overnight in the fridge.
Pour the kombu and water into a saucepan set over medium–low heat and slowly bring it to just below boiling – this will take about 10 minutes. Remove the kombu – keep it for the second dashi stock or to make Furikake.
Bring the kombu stock to the boil. As soon as it has boiled, take it off the heat and add the katsuobushi. Return the pan to low heat and cook for 4 minutes.
Line a fine strainer with paper towel and place it over a large bowl. Pour the stock through the strainer. Your first dashi stock is now ready.
Combine the kombu and katsuobushi in a saucepan with
Discard the katsuobushi and kombu or recycle and make Furikake. The dashi can be kept in the fridge for 3 days or can be frozen and used within 1 month.
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