Tempura Soba

"So what do you want me to cook for you?" I asked my Japanese friend.
"Asian."
"Asian?"
"Asian."

So I decided on tempura soba. A Korean guy cooking Japanese food for a Japanese person? That's right baby...balls of steel.

I started by making dashi.

Konbu


Katsuoboshi


This is mixed with a bit of salt, soy sauce, and mirin to make the broth. The same dashi is mixed with soy sauce, mirin, and sugar to make the tempura dipping sauce.

Here's what I fried up:

Zucchini, shrimp (wild caught 16-20 size), green beans, and fennel.

The finished product: