Dashi
Serves: 4
Manley Abshire
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
41
Spice
39
Sweetness
48
Sourness
37
mins
Prep time (avg)
4.9
Difficulty
Ingredients:
Directions:
1
Skim foam and filter through cheesecloth lined sieve
2
Fill a medium sized soup pot with water and add kelp
3
Heat, uncovered, so as to reach the boiling point in 10 minutes
4
Important: Kelp emits a strong odor when boiled, so be sure to remove it from water before it boils
5
Insert your thumbnail into the fleshiest part of the kelp, if it is soft, remove it from the water
6
If tough, return it to the pot for 1 to 2 minutes
7
Keep it from boiling by adding 1/2 cup cold water
8
Remove kelp and bring stock to a full boil
9
Add 1/4 cup cold water to bring the temperature down quickly and immediately add the bonito flakes
10
Bring to a full boil and remove from the heat at once
11
Allow the flakes to start to settle on the bottom of the pot