Izakaya-Style Rich and Savory Kenchin Soup

Name: Izakaya-Style Rich and Savory Kenchin Soup
Yield: Serves 3–4 servings
Ingredients: 3 3/4 cups dashi made from bonito and kelp (900 ml); 1/2 clove garlic, thinly sliced or minced; 2 tablespoons sake; 1/2 tablespoon mirin; 3 tablespoons light soy sauce; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 little toasted sesame oil; 1 little chopped green onion

いなえもん @cook_40033950

This recipe was featured in a carefully selected soup recipe book. Thank you so much to everyone who has made it and those who have made it again and again. I truly appreciate it.

How this recipe came to be: Someone who runs an izakaya (Japanese pub) shared just the ingredients with me. The seasoning amounts are my own, so it may not taste exactly like the restaurant version, but I did my best to create a recipe out of it!

This recipe was featured in a carefully selected soup recipe book. Thank you so much to everyone who has made it and those who have made it again and again. I truly appreciate it.

いなえもん @cook_40033950

This recipe was featured in a carefully selected soup recipe book. Thank you so much to everyone who has made it and those who have made it again and again. I truly appreciate it.

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Ingredients

Serves 3–4 servings

Any leftover vegetables you have in the fridge, such as daikon radish, carrot, onion, burdock root, napa cabbage, fried tofu, tofu, shimeji mushrooms, etc
3 3/4 cupsdashi made from bonito and kelp (900 ml)
1/2 clovegarlic, thinly sliced or minced
2 tablespoonssake
1/2 tablespoonmirin
3 tablespoonslight soy sauce
1 teaspoonsalt
1little toasted sesame oil
1little chopped green onion

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Steps

1

Prep: Cut the vegetables and other ingredients into bite-sized pieces. Make a slightly strong dashi using bonito and kelp. If using fried tofu, pour boiling water over it to remove excess oil.
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Heat sesame oil in a pot and lightly sauté the vegetables (just enough to coat them with oil). If using fried tofu or tofu, add them after the dashi comes to a boil.
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Add the dashi and garlic to the pot from step 2. When it comes to a boil, add the tofu or fried tofu and let it simmer. Add the seasonings marked with ● and adjust the flavor to your liking. Depending on the vegetables you use, the soup may become sweeter, so feel free to adjust the seasonings.
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Once the ingredients are well flavored, serve in bowls and top generously with chopped green onion.
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Tip: For a different flavor, try adding yuzu kosho if you like!
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As of February 27, 2011, thanks to everyone's kindness, this recipe has been made by 100 people! Thank you so much!