MENTSUYU (Japanese noodle sauce/soup base)

• 400 ml water
• 100 ml Soy sauce
• 100 ml MIRIN
• 1 or 2 Dried Shiitake
• 10 cm Konbu for Dashi stock
• Handful Katsuobushi Bonito Flakes

1. Put all ingredients except Katsuobushi in a pot.
2. Boil it and Turn off the heat, then add Katsuobushi.
3. Let it set until Katsuobushi sink.
4. Strain the stock through a strainer with a paper towel.
5. You can use just Konbu instead of Shitake and Katsuobushi.
6. You will feel Umami!

water, soy sauce, mirin, shiitake, konbu, handful katsuobushi bonito flakes

Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/284214-mentsuyu-japanese-noodle-saucesoup-base (may not work)