Making Dashi Soup Recipe

Directions:

1. Ichiban Dashi (1st dashi)
2. Wipe surface of kelp, removing dirt and sand by slightly damp kitchen towel.
3. Place water and kelp into pot, heat them on middle (rather low) flame.
4. Remove kelp when kelp comes up on surface. If you boil dashi, it becomes slimy and murky.
5. Just before it comes to a boil add katsuobushi at once, after 10 seconds turn off flame.
6. Prepare strainer covered with thin cloth on top.
7. When katsuobushi are sinking down place it on the strainer. Reuse the ingredients for 2nd dashi.
8. Wipe surface of Kelp and put into pot with water. Remove kelp when kelp comes up on surface. Just before coming to a boil add katsuobushi. turn off flame. When katsuobushi are sinking down place it on the strainer.
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10. Niban dashi (2nd dashi)
11. Place recycled ingredients and a new piece of kelp into pot with water, start heat.
12. Add katsuobushi when it come to a boil. Continue heat on low flame for 10 minutes.
13. Stop heat, put it on strainer covered with a thin cloth on top.
14. Place recycled ingredients and a new kelp into pot with water, start heat. Add katsuobushi when it come to a boil. Continue heat on low flame for 10 minutes.
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16. Konbu Dashi
17. Option: soak it in water for a while and take out just when it comes to a boil.
18. Soak konbu in water for 2 hours.
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20. Niboshi Dashi
21. Remove head and guts from niboshi, place them in pot, start heat. For adding flavor and taste, toast them lightly before use.
22. Keep flame middle (rather low) to simmer for 10 minutes, while skimming scum.
23. Stop heat, put it on strainer with thin cloth on top.
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25. Dashi Recipes:
26. Miso soup
27. Rolled flavored eggs
28. Niku jaga
29. Kitsune udon
30. Ume zosui
31. Zoni
32. Oyako donburi