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JAPANESE VEGETABLE & TOFU HOTPOT WITH UDON NOODLES
Prep: 30 mins. Cooking 4½ hours. Serves 4.
Dashi is the base flavour in many Japanese soups. It can be complicated to make from scratch but, happily, it is also sold in powder form in many supermarkets.
4 cups (1L) fish stock¼ cup (60ml) tamari1 tbsp dashi powder1 tbsp mirin3cm piece ginger, thinly sliced1 cup (40g) sliced dried shiitake mushrooms400g pumpkin, skin400g daikon, peeled and cut into 2cm cubes300g firm tofu, cubed200g fresh shiitake mushrooms200g fresh udon noodles
