Shiitake Dashi* with Rice Noodles

 

Prep time: 10 minutes

Prep notes: 

Cooking time: 15 minutes

Yields: 4 people

 

Ingredients: 

8 dried shiitake mushrooms
6-inch piece kombu
8 cups water
1/2 carrot, thinly sliced
1/2 daikon, thinly sliced
1/2 pound thin rice noodles
1 tablespoon brown rice vinegar
1 teaspoon tamari
2 scallions, sliced

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Directions: 

1. Soak shitakes and kombu in a large bowl and soak for 30 minutes.

2. Remove shiitakes, discard stems, slice caps and add to a pot with 8 cups of water.

3. Bring to a boil and add kombu.

4. Add carrots and daikon and boil for 5 minutes.

5. Add rice noodles, vinegar and tamari and turn heat to low, cooking another 3 minutes until the noodles are soft.

6. Remove the kombu.

7. Serve in soup bowls, garnished with sliced scallions.

Notes: 

• *a simple Japanese stock