How to Make Very Basic Dashi Broth (Perfect Soup Stock for Japanese Food) - Video Recipe

This video will show you how to make the very basic Dashi broth, the base of many Japanese dishes, as well as Japanese baby food ;)

This is one of a few ways to make Dashi!
You can make vegetarian Dashi by using only Kombu (kelp).
Dashi does not mean fish btw... it means "Soup Stock".


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObUMAxtnCCA

Kombu (kelp), Hana-katsuo (large bonito flakes), and/or Niboshi (small dried sardines) can be used to make the broth. The combination is up to you.



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Very Basic Dashi Broth (Perfect Soup Stock for Japanese Food)

Difficulty: Easy
Time: 15min + soaking time
Number of servings: 4 cups

Ingredients:
800ml water
20cm/8inch-long Kombu (kelp)
handful of Hana-katsuo (large bonito flakes)

Directions:
1. Cut Kombu in half, then clean it with moistened towel. Soak in 800ml water for 30 minutes.
2. Heat the pot on medium, before it starts to boil, remove the Kombu, add Hana-katsuo, mix, stop the heat and wait until they soak completely.
3. Strain the Dashi soup with a strainer (with a clean cloth or a paper towel if you have). *Do not squeeze the bonito flakes too much since they can add bad smell.

For baby food, you can store it in the freezer for a week!

You can make homemade Furikake (rice seasoning) with leftover Dashi ingredients!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PMpqElONsg

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Anmitsu (Traditional Japanese Vegetarian Sweet with Cubes of Kanten Agar Agar Jelly) - Video Recipe

Anmitsu is a traditional Japanese healthy Wagashi (dessert) mainly consists of small cubes of Kanten (agar agar) jelly, Anko (sweet red bean paste), and fruits, drizzled with Kuromitsu (brown sugar syrup), etc…


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxzccC0urLA

Perfect for vegetarians! Adding whipped cream and/or ice cream like a sundae is optional ;)



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Anmitsu (Traditional Japanese Vegetarian Sweet with Cubes of Kanten Agar Agar Jelly)

Difficulty: VERY Easy
Time: 15min + cooking time
Number of servings: 4

Ingredients:
4g (2 tsp.) Kanten powder (agar-agar powder)
500ml water
fruits
Anko (sweet Azuki red bean paste)
ice cream if you like
whipped cream if you like
Shiratama (sweet rice dumplings) if you like
Kuromitsu (brown sugar syrup) *honey is okay

Directions:
1. Mix water and Kanten powder (agar-agar powder) very well in a pot. Bring to a boil and boil for 2 minutes. *or use as directed on its package
2. Stop the heat, pour it into a square cake pan (or any container is ok) and cool in the fridge for 1-2 hours until firm. Then cut it into small cubes.
3. Serve in a dish with fruits, Anko, and ice cream (if you like). Drizzle with Kuromitsu (brown sugar syrup) to finish.

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