Prawns Beancurd Soup Recipe

Prawns Beancurd Soup Recipe

(Japanese Recipe - Sumashi Wan Recipe)

Ingredients:   Serves 6

1 small carrot

6 cups dashi

6 medium-sized prawns (shrimps)

6 cubes tofu (beancurd)

sprigs of watercress for garnish

 

Method:

Peel carrot and cut off both ends so you are left with a straight cross-section.  With a sharp cleaver remove narrow V-shaped strips the length of the carrot at regular intervals, then slice across very thinly to make flower shapes.  Drop into boiling water for 1 minute, then drain and refresh in iced water.  Set aside for garnish.  Bring dashi to the boil, drop in shelled and de-veined prawns and simmer for 1 minute.  Add beancurd and let stock once more return to the boil.  Remove from heat and ladle carefully into soup bowls, putting a prawn and a cube of beancurd in each bowl.  Fill bowls with stock, then garnish each with a sprig of watercress and one or two carrot slices.  Serve immediately.

 

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