Japanese Food Recipes - Japanese Basic Dashi Stock
(Bonita Flake) Recipe
Tofu and Custard Recipes - Basic Dashi Stock (Bonita
Flake)
Ingredients
10-cm (4-in) square piece konbu,wiped clean
1 liter (4 cups) water
60 ml (1/4 cup) cold water
90 g (3 oz) bonito flakes
Method:
Cut konbu
square into 4 narrow strips. Place in a saucepan
with 4 cups water and cook over medium heat. Heat
until just about to boil, then quickly remove pan
from the heat, remove and discard konbu.
Add the cold
water and bonito flakes to the konbu broth.
Bring to a boil then remove immediately from heat,
and set aside to cool.
When all the bonito flakes have
sunk to the bottom, pour the liquid over a strain
and discard the flakes.