KENCHIN JIRU 
19 oz. firm tofu (1 block)
6 oz. konnyaku
1 med. carrot
2 dried shitake mushrooms
1 sm. gobo root
6 oz. daikon radish
1 sheet of dashi kobu
1 tbsp. salad oil
2 tbsp. soy sauce
1 1/3 tsp. salt
1 tbsp. mirin

Boil 4 cups of water with dashi kobu and shitake mushrooms for 5 minutes. Take kobu and shitake out and simmer. Put tofu in a tray with cutting board on it to drain for 10 minutes. Crush tofu with hands, set aside. Peel carrot, daikon and gobo and slice thinly. Slice shitake and konnyaku thinly 1/4 inch width.

Pour oil into preheated pot and cook carrot, daikon, gobo, shitake and konnyaku with high heat for 3 minutes. Pour dashi broth and simmer for 10 minutes. Remove all surface oil and add crushed tofu and boil for 5 minutes. Add soy sauce, salt and mirin and simmer for 3 minutes. Serves 4 persons.

 

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