Caramelized Salmon with Soba Noodles in a Kakejiro Broth

• 5 pieces kombu
• 1 cup bonito flakes, tightly packed
• 2 quarts water
• 1 pound soba noodles
• Sesame oil
• 3/4 cup mirin
• 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons sake
• 3/4 teaspoon grated ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon grated garlic
• 1 1/2 tablespoons honey
• 2 tablespoons fresh orange juice
• 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 4 (6-ounce) salmon fillets, skinned
• 4 cups dashi broth
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 jar togarishi pepper
• 1 sheet nori, toasted and julienned
• 2 tablespoons black and white sesame seeds
• 2 scallions, thinly sliced

1. To make the dashi broth, combine the water and the kombu in a large soup pot.
2. Bring to a boil over high heat.
3. Once it has reached a boil, turn off the heat and remove the kombu.
4. You may set the kombu aside for a second stock or dispose of it.
5. Add the bonito flakes and steep for 10 minutes.
6. Strain the broth through a fine sieve.
7. While you are making your broth, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil for your noodles.
8. Cook your noodles in boiling water until tender.
9. Drain the noodles and season with a little sesame oil.
10. To reheat the noodles when you are ready to serve, plunge them back into the hot cooking liquid.
11. To make the salmon glaze: Combine the mirin and sake in small saucepan and simmer for 3 to 4 minutes.
12. Add the ginger, garlic, honey, orange juice and soy sauce; simmer for another 5 to 6 minutes, or until the glaze is syrupy and coats the back of a spoon.
13. Strain the glaze and set aside to slightly cool.
14. Once the glaze has cooled, brush the salmon fillets with the glaze using a pastry brush.
15. Either grill or broil the salmon for 2 minutes.
16. Remove from the heat and brush again with the glaze.
17. Repeat this process 2 or 3 more times, until the salmon is cooked to the desired degree of doneness and nicely glazed.
18. To make the kakejiru broth, in a medium sauce pot, combine the dashi broth with the soy, sugar, and salt and bring to a boil.
19. Place the hot soba noodles in a bowl, pour the hot kakejiru broth over the noodles, and place the salmon on top of the noodles.
20. Garnish the noodles with the togarishi, toasted nori, sesame seeds and scallions.

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Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/emeril-lagasse/caramelized-salmon-with-soba-noodles-in-a-kakejiro-broth-recipe.html (may not work)