Awase Dashi

Serving: 2

Ingredients:

4 cup water

10g dried Kelp

10g dried Bonita flakes

Directions/Instructions:

1. In a pot, soak the dried kelp for 2-4 hours.  Then turn on the heat on medium-low and slowly bring to almost boil, about 10 mins.  Meanwhile, clean the dashi by skimming the surface.  Before the dashi starts boiling gently, remove the Kelp from the pot.  
2. Then add the dried bonito flakes and bring back to boil again.  Once the dashi is boiling, reduce the heat and simmer for 30 sec.  Turn off the heat.  Let the bonito flakes sink to the bottom for about 10 mins.  Then strain the dashi through a fine-mesh sieve over a bowl/pot.