Recipe - Basic Dashi

3 qt Cold water
3 ounce Giant kelp; konbu
3 ounce Dried bonito flakes

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Combine the water and kelp in a large pot. Bring the water to a boil,
removing the kelp just before water boils since it emits a strong odor. If
the fleshiest part of the kelp is still tough, return it to the water for a
few more minutes, along with a little cold water. (Soft kelp means
sufficient flavor has been extracted.) Remove the kelp and bring stock to a
full boil.

Add One fourth cup cold water to bring the temperature down quickly and add the
bonito flakes. Bring to a boil, and then immediately remove from the heat.
(If bonito flakes boil too long, the stock becomes bitter.) Allow the
flakes to settle to the bottom of the pan, then filter the stock through
cheesecloth.

Yield: about 2 quarts

Posted to Digest eatlf.v097.n238 by "Tina D. Bell"
tdbell@altair.csustan.edu on Sep 19, 1997