Dashi and Japanese Chicken Stock Recipe | Cook the Book

[Flickr: gtrwndr87] Cook the Book keeps me on my toes, culinarily speaking. Each week, the featured cookbook dictates not only what I am going to cook but where I will do my food shopping. This week's Japanese Hot Pots by...

Easy One-Pot Miso Soup

Traditional miso soup uses second dashi—an intense soup stock made from the leftover sea kelp and shaved bonito from first dashi. This quick version of miso soup achieves a full flavored soup base without the need to make two separate batches of stock.

Japanese Superfood Miso Soup

This Superfood miso soup uses a homemade dashi stock made with dried kombu (kelp), shiitake mushrooms, and bonito flakes. Add soft tofu, lots of healthy spinach, scallions, and miso results in a much heartier miso soup than your favorite Japanese restaurant or sushi place.

From-Scratch Shio Ramen

A light, clear broth and a nuanced lemon-and-salt seasoning result in a beautiful yet flavorful bowl of shio ramen.

Kamo Nanban Soba From 'Japanese Soul Cooking'

Tadashi Ono and Harris Salat proclaim that this duck and soba dish in their new cookbook, Japanese Soul Cooking, is one of their favorites. What's not to like? Hot soba noodles are served in a warm dashi and soy broth with slivers of perfectly cooked duck breast and green onions fried in duck fat. A final dollop of wasabi is a key accent, brightening the flavor of the rich bird. Best of all, it's an impressive-looking dish that isn't much harder than boiling a pot of noodles.

Bukkake Udon (Japanese Cold Noodles With Broth)

Japanese chilled udon noodles, served with a soy-based broth and toppings like grated ginger, a soft-cooked egg, and scallions, keeps you cool and fed in the summertime.

Gyudon (Japanese Simmered Beef and Rice Bowls)

If ramen is like the hamburger of Japan, gyudon—steamed rice topped with beef and onions simmered in sake and soy sauce—is its hot dog: a quick, easy meal that's equally at home at the food court or on your kitchen table.

Ponzu Sauce (Japanese Citrus Dipping Sauce)

Ponzu sauce is a classic Japanese citrus sauce that's a great dipping sauce for cold noodles, salads, dumplings, grilled meats and fish, cold sliced meat or fish, or other dishes.

Miso Soup With Mixed Seasonal Vegetables

Inspired by the ever-changing seasonal miso soup that Okonomi restaurant in Brooklyn serves for breakfast, this bright, colorful version is a celebration of market produce. You can swap out the vegetables in this recipe for trimmings from last night's dinner, or use whatever is in season—just be sure to use a mix of colors and vegetable parts, such as a leaf, a root, and a stem.

Homemade Shin Cup-Style Spicy Korean Ramyun Beef Noodle Soup

A homemade version of Korean-style spicy beef instant noodles made with short ribs, Korean chili paste, and kimchi.