Anna San’s Japanese Soup

4-5 C water

1/2 c Mirin

1/2 c Soy Cause Kikkoman shoyu

4 t Hon-Dashi ( Bonito Soup Stock dry)

1/4 t Sake ( cooking Variety)

1/2 Medium Onion cut in 2″ pieces

1 C Cut shitake mushrooms

1/2 lotus flower 1/4″ sliced and cut into quarters

1 Med tomato cut in 2″ wedges

( add other vegetables Bok Choy, Broccoli, red or Yellow peppers 2″ pieces)

Soba Noods or Udon noodles. Udon is most common

3 Fresh chopped green onion ( set aside)

Add all ingredients in a 5 quart sauce pan.  Bring to a boil for 1 minute then let simmer.  Do not boil too long.  At the same time, prepare Udon or Sobe noodles in a  separate sauce pan by cooking the noodles in boiling water for 7 minutes.  Wash the noodles when they are done so they don’t stick together.  When the vegetables in the soup are softened slightly, the alcohol is cooked off and the noodles are cooked: put the noodles in individual serving bowls and ladle the soup over them.  Top with fresh chopped green onion.

This is an authentic Japanese soup that my daughter shared with me.  It is so different and delicious.  Get the ingredients at an Asian market.  ( H mart is in Carrollton)