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Komatsu-San’s Traditional Okonomi Sauce Recipe

By popular demand, here is Mr Komatsu’s own recipe for okonomi sauce.  Looks like a lot of work! 

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Subject: Okonomiyaki sauce
From:    “Tom komatsu” <tom.komatsu@xxxxxx.yyy>
Date:    Mon, February 9, 2009 2:45 pm
To:      naomi@xxxxxx.yyy
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Hi Naomi san
Following is recipe for Okonomiyaki sauce

AAA))
Dried Shiitake  1 piece
Kelp  1 piece ( 10 cm )
Dried sardine  6 pieces  ( take off head and entrails )
Yellow Onion  1 piece
Carrot  ½ piece
Canned whole tomato  1 can
Garlic  ½ bunch
Ginger  40 g
Water 1,000 cc

BB))
Black pepper  10g
Bay leaf    5 piece
Cinnamon   3 piece
Nutmeg   2 tsp
Japanese pepper ( Sansho )   2 tsp
Red Pepper   1 piece
Chinpi  ( Dried orange peel powder )  30g    +++ Orange must be Japanese
one, like Satsuma +++
Thyme  1 tsp
Sage  2 tsp
Clove   20 piece

CC))
Soy sauce  1 cup
Sugar  200 g
Vinegar  ½ cup
Salt 100 g
Apple  1 piece

1.  Slice AA)) Vegetable
2.  Put AA)) into pot and boil with medium fire in 2 hours ( Do not cover
the pot )
    Until  the amount of veg going to be ½
3…Add BB)) and boil in another 20 min.
4…Cut apple and add CC)) and apple into the pot in another 10 – 15 min
5…Put off fire and leave pot to be cooling down
6…Put everything into blender
7… Strain with thin cloth and take away debris
8… Boil the soup in 20-30 min

   ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Donya Oakland

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