All-Purpose Mentsuyu

• 250 ml Soy sauce
• 250 ml Mirin
• 50 ml Sake
• 5 cm x 10 cm Kombu
• 25 grams Bonito flakes

1. Lightly wash and pat dry the konbu.
2. Combine the ingredients in a pot.
3. Let it sit for two hours, then turn on the heat.
4. Bring it to a boil, then simmer on very low heat for 3 minutes.
5. Strain and let cool.
6. Once cooled, pour into a jar sterilized by boiling water and let cool.
7. Once cooled, store in the refrigerator.
8. To use in udon or soba, thin with 6 times the amount of water.
9. For use on cold udon, thin with 4 times the amount of water.
10. For zaru udon, zaru soba, hiyamugi noodles, or soumen, thin with 2 times the amount of water.

soy sauce, mirin, sake, flakes

Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/144009-all-purpose-mentsuyu (may not work)