Definition of kombu
: a laminarian kelp used especially in Japanese cooking as a seasoning in soup stock
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Pickled mussels and scallops cured in kombu and washed in seawater are served in sheep’s yogurt and dill, overwhelmingly briny.
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Add wine and cover with kombu as tightly as possible before covering with the lid.
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On the way to the bun, that crust receives one last blast of umami from a brush of tare — a mixture of kombu seaweed, bonito flakes, scallions, ginger, black pepper, garlic, tamari and brown sugar.
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Combine mushrooms, ginger, chile, garlic, kombu, turmeric, and 4½ cups water in a medium saucepan.
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Traditional Okinawan food makes use of kombu, a type of seaweed, and katsuobushi (dried bonito fish) to form a healthy stock.
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Make sauce: In a large saucepan, combine soy sauce, water, kombu, onions, mirin and mushrooms.
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Add mushrooms, kombu, ginger, garlic, and 8 cups water and bring to a simmer over medium-high.
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Quickly discard kombu, stir in bonito flakes and lower to a simmer.
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Origin and Etymology of kombu
Japanese
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