Japanese American Museum New Years Day Event with KATK
Happy New years everyone !! KATK had a great day today working with at least 800 chefs both big and little as you'll see in the pictures. We made our own soba noodles toppings and sauce. Also thanks for the generous donations toward our kick starter project. We brought in another $67 from participants today. Plus another check from Richard Spicer for another $100 so we are over $7,500 now. We still have 2 days and I am not done bugging you yet. PLEASE KEEP PASSING THIS ON TO PEOPLE WHO MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN DONATING A FEW DOLLARS.
Here is today's recipe
Zaru Soba Noodles
Ingredients:
• 14 oz. dried soba (buckwheat noodles)
• 2 cups - 2 1/2 cups mentsuyu (dipping sauce)
• Wasabi paste and finely chopped green onion for toppings
Preparation:
Boil water in a large pot. Add dried soba noodles in the boiling water, gently stirring noodles with chopsticks. Turn down the heat to medium. Boil soba noodles, following the package instructions. It usually takes a couple minutes to boil soba. If it's necessary, add a little bit of cold water in the pot to prevent overflowing. Drain soba and cool the noodles in cold water. Gently wash noodles with hands and drain well. Divide soba among four serving plates or zaru (draining bamboo baskets). Divide mentsuyu (noodle dipping soup) among four small cups. Serve finely chopped green onion, diced cucumbers, shredded chicken, and wasabi paste on small plates.
Mentsuyu Suace
Ingredients:
combine1 cup kaeshi and 1 cup katsuobushi dashi together
Preparation:
Kaeshi
This makes about 6 cups.
* 4 1/4 cups (or 1 litre, the standard size for a soy sauce bottle) good quality dark soy sauce low sodium is what I used
* 3/4 cup the kind with alcohol in it, is preferred)
* 3/4 cup granulated or superfine white sugar
Put the mirin in a pan and bring up to the boil; lower the heat and let simmer a bit to evaporate much of the alcohol content.
Add sugar and stir until melted. Add the soy sauce, and let it warm up slowly, stirring. It should never boil - once it starts barely bubbling, take it off the heat.
If any cloudy scum has accumulated on the top, skim off carefully. I t can be used right away, but is best when allowed to rest for at least a day.
Let cool and store in a glass or other non-reactive, airtight container in the refrigerator. (I keep it in preserving jars with screw-top lids.) It will keep for several months under refrigeration.
Basic Recipe: Dashi stock (ichiban dashi)
* 1 4-inch (3-4 cm) piece of dried kombu seaweed
* A good handful of bonito flakes
* Cold water, from the tap
Soak the dried kombu seaweed piece in 3-4 cups of cold water for about 20 minutes. Bring the water to the boil, then add the handful of bonito flakes. Immediately switch off the heat and let it sit for at least 5 minutes. Strain through a sieve, pressing out all the goodness.
Makes 3-4 cups.
Store the mixed sauce in the fridge for a few days or freeze.
* http://japanesefood.about.com/od/udon/r/zarusobarecipe.htm
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