mentsuyu (japanese soup base)

Name: mentsuyu (japanese soup base)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 1/2 cup sake (125 ml); 8 pieces dried shiitake mushrooms, rinsed and rehydrated in water; 3 tbsp water from rehydrated shiitake mushrooms; 1 cup + 2 tbsp soy sauce (280ml); 1 cup + 2 tbsp mirin (280ml); 1.5 pieces of kombu (2x2 inches); 2 tsp dashi powder

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Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Total: 20 minutes

Servings: 3.5

Cost: $1.54 /serving

Author : Lisa Kitahara

japanese soup base

Ingredients

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1/2 cup sake (125 ml)8 pieces dried shiitake mushrooms, rinsed and rehydrated in water3 tbsp water from rehydrated shiitake mushrooms1 cup + 2 tbsp soy sauce (280 milliliters)1 cup + 2 tbsp mirin (280 milliliters)1.5 pieces of kombu (2x2 inches)2 tsp dashi powder

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Instructions

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Step 1

Rinse and add the shiitake mushrooms in a bowl of hot water for around 10 minutes, or until it's rehydrated.

Step 2

In medium sauce pan over medium high heat, add sake and bring to boil. Allow the alcohol to evaporate for a few seconds.

Step 3

Add in mirin, soy sauce, shiitake mushrooms, kombu and dashi. Simmer on low for 5 minutes. Turn off and allow it to cool down. Strain the solids and store the liquid in a air tight jar in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.