Japanese Soup Base Tsuyu
Tsuyu (also called mentsuyu) is a multipurpose sauce commonly used as a soup base in noodle dishes.
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Ingredients
- 60 ml sake
- 140 ml mirin
- 130 ml soy sauce
- 3 g kombu
- 5 g bonito flakes
- 1 shiitake (3 - 4 g)
Instructions
- Gather all ingredients.
- Put all ingredients into a pot and slowly bring it to a boil over medium-low heat. Then, reduce the heat to low and simmer for 5 minutes.
- Use a a fine-mesh sieve to strain the mixture. You will get approximately 220 ml of sauce which should be enough for four portions of noodle soup.
- TIP: To get more deep and rich flavor, put the kombu kelp back into the sauce and leave it there overnight or you can soak the kombu kelp in soy sauce before cooking it.
- TIP: You can use the leftover kombu and bonito flakes as a topping over freshly cooked rice.
