{"id":3067,"slug":"simple-soup-dashi-japanese-soup-stock","title":"Simple Soup Dashi (Japanese Soup Stock)","description":"This dashi can be used to make a miso soup similar to those served in restaurants in North America.","ingredients_raw":["3 large handfuls dried, smoked, thinly-shaved skipjack tuna (katsuobushi)","4–5 ea. 4-inch (10 cm) long sheets of kombu seaweed","4–8 cups (1–2 liters) water"],"ingredients_norm":["dried smoked thinly shaved skipjack tuna","ea. inch long sheets of kombu seaweed","water"],"steps":["Cut small gashes into the kombu. Do not wash the kombu; the white powder on the exterior is actually natural, crystallized MSG and gives the soup flavour.","Place the kombu into the water and bring it to a boil, skimming the surface periodically","Just as the water begins to simmer, remove the kombu (this may be re-infused with less water a second time to make a lower-quality dashi suitable for cooking)","Let the stock cool down for approximately 5 minutes","Add the flaked tuna and stir, returning to heat","Permit it to boil for about 30 seconds and remove from heat","After a few minutes, the fish will sink to the bottom. Strain the stock through a fine mesh filter (cheesecloth works well), squeezing the fish to extract every bit of juice (this may be re-infused as well)","Store in the fridge for up to 5 days, and in the freezer for up to 6 months"],"categories":["Broth and stock recipes","Recipes for broth and stock","Japanese recipes","Recipes using bonito flake"],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":null,"servings":null,"yield_text":null,"difficulty":"easy","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Simple_Soup_Dashi_(Japanese_Soup_Stock)","source_ref":"4508979","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Simple_Soup_Dashi_(Japanese_Soup_Stock)&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"1c564088c7c20e12112eb820c606e8334cf212e090d89101bb7e2655d65c1324","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:21Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T17:11:31Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/simple-soup-dashi-japanese-soup-stock"}