Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Serves 6
Ingredients:
Dashi
6 cups of water
1 5 to 6 inch piece of kombu
Approximately 2 oz. of bonito flakes
or you can buy powdered dashi.
1/4 cup white, yellow, or red miso paste
Dashi from above recipe
1 pkg. of firm tofu
Finely sliced green onions, or mushrooms (your choice), or whatever you would like to try.
Place kombu in cold water then bring to a boil on medium heat. Remove kombu and turn off heat. Sprinkle bonito flakes into liquid and let set for 2 or minutes. Using a fine mesh strainer, strain liquid. Place pot back on burner. Whisk in 1/4 cup of miso paste and heat gently. Add tofu and warm slightly. At this point, you can add green onions, chopped mushrooms, or anything you would like to experiment with. Serve immediately.
