Eat & Be Joyful

Diane Stewart: Certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach
Shitake Dashi* with Rice Noodles
Prep time: 
10 minutes
Prep notes: 
Cooking time: 
15 minutes
Yields: 
4 people
Ingredients: 

8 dried shiitake mushrooms
6-inch piece kombu
8 cups water
1/2 carrot, thinly sliced
1/2 daikon, thinly sliced
1/2 pound thin rice noodles
1 tablespoon brown rice vinegar
1 teaspoon tamari
2 scallions, sliced

Directions: 
  1. Soak shitakes and kombu in a large bowl and soak for 30 minutes.
  2. Remove shiitakes, discard stems, slice caps and add to a pot with 8 cups of water.
  3. Bring to a boil and add kombu.
  4. Add carrots and daikon and boil for 5 minutes.
  5. Add rice noodles, vinegar and tamari and turn heat to low, cooking another 3 minutes until the noodles are soft.
  6. Remove the kombu.
  7. Serve in soup bowls, garnished with sliced scallions.
Notes: 
  • *a simple Japanese stock
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