Ultimate Comfort Food: How to Make Dashi Chazuke | Japanese Rice Soup Recipe

dashi

🥗Healthier: vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: water + soy sauce

Vegetable broth provides a similar umami flavor while being plant-based.

salmon flakes

🥗Healthier: grilled chicken

💰Cheaper: canned tuna

Canned tuna is a cost-effective protein alternative.

pickled vegetables

🥗Healthier: fresh vegetables

💰Cheaper: sliced cucumbers

Sliced cucumbers are a refreshing and inexpensive substitute.

wasabi

🥗Healthier: horseradish

💰Cheaper: mustard

Mustard provides a similar kick at a lower cost.

Fillet the sea bream sashimi using a slicing technique known as soii, cutting thinly at an upward angle with the skin side down.

In a bowl, mix ground sesame seeds, soy sauce, sake, and mirin.

Add the filleted sea bream to the mixture and let it marinate for about an hour.

Prepare the dashi broth by adding 2 cups of water to one pack of dashi in a pot.

Bring the dashi to a boil, then simmer on medium heat for 2 to 3 minutes, stirring gently with chopsticks to ensure the dashi pack is fully soaked.

Assemble the chazuke by placing cooked rice in a bowl.

Top the rice with the marinated sea bream.

Pour the hot dashi broth over the rice and fish.

Garnish with nori and wasabi to taste.

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