Tidal Pool

Serves: 2

Aurelia Collier

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

50

Spice

62

Sweetness

42

Sourness

42

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.6

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1

Salt

16 cups

Water (cold)

Directions:

1

In a medium bowl, whisk together the Dashi, soy sauce, mirin, and yuzu

2

Taste and add more soy sauce, mirin, and yuzu as needed

3

Refrigerate until cold

4

Dredge the botan ebi heads in cornstarch

5

Add enough soybean oil to a skillet to come about 1-inch up the sides and heat the oil until it's hot

6

Add the botan ebi heads and fry until golden

7

Transfer to a plate and set aside

8

Combine the daikon sprouts and radish in a small bowl and toss with lemon juice, salt, and pepper, to taste

9

Divide the dashi mixture evenly among 8 soup plates

10

Garnish each bowl with a pinch of kombu, topped with a piece of uni, and then a pinch of shiso

11

Then make another pile of fat choy topped with 1 botan ebi and a fried botan ebi head

12

Add a few drops of yuzu juice on top and a pinch of scallion julienne

13

Make another pile with a little aka tosaka, topped with a slice of scallop, a dab of wasabi, and a bit of the daikon sprouts salad

14

Rinse the kombu in cold water

15

Put the kombu in a stockpot with the water

16

Bring to a boil

17

Turn off the heat and add the bonito flakes

18

Let steep for 15 minutes and then strain through cheesecloth

19

This recipe was provided by professional chefs and has been scaled down from a bulk recipe provided by a restaurant

20

The Food Network Kitchens chefs have not tested this recipe, in the proportions indicated, and therefore, we cannot make any representation as to the results