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Dashi (Japanese Stock)

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    | 1. Put the water into the pot. | 2. Dampen a cloth or paper towel, wring it out, and use it to gently pat the surface of the piece of kelp- do not wipe it hard, just remove surface dust; some of the white powder clinging to it is clean pleasant flavor from the ocean. | 3. Put the kelp into the pot. | 4. Heat the water, and when you can tell it is about to boil, but before it does, remove the kelp. | 5. Add the bonito flakes and let the water come to a full boil. | 6. As soon as the water starts to boil, turn off the heat. | 7. Let the bonito flakes start to settle to the bottom of the saucepan. | 8. You can strain the soup as soon as the flakes start to settle- 30 seconds to 1 minute, or, for a stronger flavor (which you may or may not want depending on what you are making) you can leave them in a few minutes longer- some of the recipes I have seem to imply that the flakes will all settle within a few minutes, but perhaps that depends on the kind you have; mine never all settle, and I find that a soak longer than a few minutes does not improve the flavor much anyway. | 9. To strain: line a strainer with a piece of cheesecloth (optional, but neater), and filter the dashi through it. | 10. You now have ichiban dashi. | 11. This dashi will keep for a few days in a glass container in the refrigerator. | 12. You can also make secondary dashi (niban dashi) by re-using the kelp and bonito flakes once; I haven't practiced that yet. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients
    Ingredient Name Quantity Unit State Energy (kcal) Carbohydrates Protein (g) Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
    cold water 6 cups 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
    giant kelp 1 piece - - - -
    bonito flake 3/4 cup - - - -

    - Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.



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