Single Guy Chef

Cumin Coriander Carrot Soup with Dill Pesto

Posted on 07. Nov, 2007 by singleguychef.

Tis the season for soups and all things savory. Now, I am a fan of the soups that warrant hours to pull out the savory and rich flavors that stick to your bones and protect them from the cold that’s coming down in Michigan. However, we’re all busy, there are times when something under and [...]

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Wheres the Dashi?

Posted on 24. May, 2007 by singleguychef.

Apologies to the hundreds of you that have been looking at the cilantro soup with monkfish recipe. Some of you must have been wondering, “Where’s the dashi recipe?”
Well, here it is. In Nobu’s version and in my “convenient” version.:-)
Nobu’s Ingredients
1/2 oz. (10g) piece of konbu
1 quart (1L) of water
1 oz.(30g) dried bonito flakes
Nobu’s preparation
1. Heat [...]

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Cilantro Soup with Monkfish

Posted on 04. May, 2007 by singleguychef.

The original recipe is from Nobu and you can find it in, Nobu, the cookbook.
I’ve added slight tweaks to the one below.
Ingredients
Soup
2 1/4 cups of dashi
2 tsp. of sake
2 tsp. light soy sauce
1/4 tsp. sea salt
Monkfish
9 oz. of monkfish
sea salt
freshly ground pepper
vegetable oil for deep frying
flour for dusting
1 TBs of finely chopped cilantro leaves
thin slices [...]

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