Kake Udon (Japanese Udon Noodle Soup)

Ingredients

• •4 cups dashi
• •3 tbsp soy sauce
• •2 tbsp mirin
• •1 lb udon noodles
• •2 scallions, thinly sliced
• •2 tbsp bonito flakes, for garnish

Steps

1. 1.Heat the dashi in a pot over medium heat until small bubbles just begin to appear around the edges - never let it come to a full boil, since boiling the bonito-based dashi is what turns it cloudy and bitter instead of clean and delicate.
2. 2.Stir in the soy sauce and mirin to make the kakejiru broth, and keep it warm over low heat.
3. 3.Bring a separate large pot of water to a boil and cook the udon noodles according to the package directions, stirring occasionally with chopsticks to keep them separated.
4. 4.Drain the noodles and divide them between two serving bowls.
5. 5.Ladle the hot broth over the noodles, filling each bowl.
6. 6.Top with the sliced scallions and a sprinkle of bonito flakes, and serve immediately while hot.