Simple Japanese Soup Stock
Ingredients:
5 cups cold water
1 piece kombu (kelp), about 40-50 square inches worth (6"x7")
2 cups loosely packed shaved bonito (dried fish)
DIRECTIONS:
1. Bring the water and kombu to a boil and remove kombu (save for next time).
2. Remove from heat. Add the bonito, stir well. Strain.
Serves 5 cups
NOTES AND SUGGESTIONS
Stays 4 or 5 days chilled. Does not freeze well. Kombu and bonito (katsuo bushi) are available in Japanese and sometimes even oriental markets.
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