Bite-size pieces of daikon radishes are simply simmered in dashi soup. The soup is thickened with katakuriko.
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients:
- 2 lb daikon radish, peeled and cut into bite-size pieces
- 3 oz. imitation crab, shredded
- 1 cup dashi
- 2 Tbsp sake
- 1 Tbsp mirin
- 1/2 salt
- 1 Tbsp katakuriko (potato starch) or corn starch, mixed with 1 Tbsp water
Preparation:
Put dashi, sake, and daikon in a medium pan. Bring to a boil on high heat and turn
down the heat to medium. Simmer daikon until softened. Season with mirin and salt and
add imitation crab. Bring to a boil. Add katakuriko starch mixture and stir well.
When the soup thickens, stop the heat.