Ayu and Maitake Tempura Udon

Name: Ayu and Maitake Tempura Udon
Yield: Serves 3 servings
Ingredients: 3 ayu (sweetfish); 0.2 oz (6 g) kombu (dried kelp); 1 packet bonito dashi; 1 kamaboko (fish cake); 1/4 head napa cabbage; 3 portions udon noodles (about 7 oz/200 g each); 3 tablespoons mirin; 3 tablespoons soy sauce; 3 tablespoons sake; 4.5 oz (130 g) maitake mushrooms; 1 cup tempura flour (about 120 g); 3 ice cubes; Salt, to taste

岐阜県里川振興課 @cook_93724362

Here is a recipe for cooking ayu (sweetfish).
About this recipe:
This recipe received the Encouragement Award at the 2021 Gifu Prefecture Student Ayu Cooking Contest.

岐阜県里川振興課 @cook_93724362

Here is a recipe for cooking ayu (sweetfish).
About this recipe:
This recipe received the Encouragement Award at the 2021 Gifu Prefecture Student Ayu Cooking Contest.

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Ingredients

Serves 3 servings

3ayu (sweetfish)
0.2 oz (6 g)kombu (dried kelp)
1 packetbonito dashi
1kamaboko (fish cake)
1/4 headnapa cabbage
3 portionsudon noodles (about 7 oz/200 g each)
3 tablespoonsmirin
3 tablespoonssoy sauce
3 tablespoonssake
4.5 oz (130 g)maitake mushrooms
1 cuptempura flour (about 120 g)
3ice cubes
Salt, to taste

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Steps

1

Pour 5 cups (1200 ml) of water into a pot and bring to a simmer. Cut the kombu and soak it in the water for 5 minutes.
2

Remove the kombu, then add the bonito dashi packet and let it steep for 4 minutes.
3

Slice the kamaboko into 1/4-inch (5 mm) pieces and cut the napa cabbage into 2-inch (5 cm) pieces. Add both to the pot.
4

Remove the bonito dashi packet, then add the kombu (cut into bite-sized pieces) back into the pot.
5

Add the mirin, soy sauce, and sake to the pot.
6

Fillet the ayu into three pieces each, sprinkle with salt, dip in a batter made from tempura flour and ice water, and deep-fry.
7

Tear the maitake mushrooms into large pieces, dip in the tempura batter, and deep-fry. Since they absorb oil quickly, remove them from the oil promptly.
8

Boil the udon noodles. Pour the soup into bowls, add the noodles, and top with the fried ayu and maitake tempura.