Furofuki Daikon (Tokito's favorite dish)

50m
Serves 3
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Directions

  1. 1Prepare the dashi by soaking the kombu in the fridge overnight.
  2. 2Cut the daikon into large slices of 4cm.
  3. 3Round the edges of the daikon slices.
  4. 4Make a cross on both sides of each daikon slice.
  5. 5Pre-cook the daikon in rice rinsing water for about 20 minutes.
  6. 6After soaking the dashi overnight or for a few hours, gently heat it without letting it boil.
  7. 7Remove the seaweed from the dashi.
  8. 8Add the pre-cooked daikon to the dashi.
  9. 9Season with soy sauce.
  10. 10Cook for 30 minutes over low to medium heat.
  11. 11For the sauce, dilute miso, a little broth, daikon, sugar, and mirin over low heat until ready.
  12. 12Serve a piece of daikon with a spoonful of sauce.

Ingredients

  • 12 cm daikon
  • rice rinsing water
  • 600 ml water
  • 6 g kombu seaweed
  • 2 cs soy sauce
  • 4 cs broth (from daikon cooking)
  • 2 cs miso
  • 1 cs mirin (alcohol-free)
  • 1 cs sugar

Tips

  • Do not boil the kombu seaweed when making dashi, remove it before the dashi boils to prevent bitterness.