Japanese Simple Soup

[Deadly Sushi]

This is also regarded as a base for MANY dishes and a stock.

Its damn simple too! The tough part? Getting 3 things and that isnt even so bad.

What ya need:
Shiitake Mushrooms (savory flavor)
Dried Kelp (slightly salty / vegi-like flavor)
Bonito Flakes (has smoked fish flavor)

There are two ways to make this. Fast way and over-night way.

FAST WAY:

Two 1/34" pieces of dried Kelp
3/4 Pint of water

Soak the kelp for 15 minutes in a pan, then turn the heat on and bring to boil with lid on. Remove from heat a let sit for 10 minutes. DONE!

Three Shiitake Mushrooms
3/4 Pint of water

Soak the mushrooms for 15 in a pan, then turn on heat to medium and wait till it boils. Turn down heat to simmer and wait till water reduces to half. DONE!

NEXT..............

Combine both stocks in a pan and add about 2 tablespoons of bonito flakes, then boil. As soon as it boils, turn off all heat and cover for 5 minutes. (bonito flakes should now be on bottom of pan)

Sieve the stock/soup with a strainer.

Now you have Japanese Soup! Add whatever you think would go with it. Noodles, vegis, tofu, fish, citrus... whatever!

It keeps for 3 days in the refrig. and 1 month in the freezer.

SLOW WAY:

Use the same amounts with the FAST WAY. But put both ingredients in sealed containers, and keep soaking overnight.

 

[BamsBBQ]

good job posting these....

i miss alot of about living in the USA... getting shiitake mushrooms or just about anything that is in the asian market is near impossible. i have to send mrs.bam shopping 5 hours away to get stuff like this now..

 

[Maverick2272]

Neat stuff! And I can get these around here pretty easily!

 

[buckytom]

geez, bam. you could grow mushrooms faster than that.

and thanks sush!!! i've had this thousands of times, and have seen it made on tv almost as many, but i've never made it myself. will have to give this one a try.

i wonder how using dried shiitakes would work?

 

[Deadly Sushi]

i wonder how using dried shiitakes would work?

Well thats what I use. For the 'fast' version I was told to soak the mushrooms for 15 minutes before turning the heat on. For the overnight version ya just pop em in there and leave it.