Spring Simmered Bamboo Shoots with Bonito Flakes

• 2 small Boiled bamboo shoots
• 2 tbsp Sugar
• 2 tbsp + 1 teaspoon Soy sauce
• 2 tsp Mirin
• 400 ml Dashi stock
• 1 You can substitute the dashi stock with 2 cups water and 1 teaspoon dashi stock granules
• 5 grams Bonito flakes (fine ones)
• 1 of each Oil

1. Refer tofor boiling the bamboo shoots, and remove the bitterness.
2. Cut the bamboo shoots in half, and slice into 7 mm thick quarter-rounds.
3. Cut the bamboo shoot tops in half or quarters.
4. Add the bamboo shoots and bonito flakes in heated oil, stir-fry, and coat everything with oil.
5. Be sure not to burn them.
6. Pour in the dashi stock to Step 3, add the sugar, and simmer for about 5 minutes over medium heat.
7. Add rest of the seasoning ingredients, and simmer for 15-20 minutes, stirring and flipping them over with cooking chopsticks from time to time.
8. (The bamboo shoots won't break apart much while simmering.)
9. Once the sauce has reduced to less than 1/3 the original amount, turn off the heat, and leave for a while to let the bamboo shoots absorb the flavors.

bamboo shoots, sugar, mirin, stock, water, bonito flakes, oil

Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/151330-spring-simmered-bamboo-shoots-with-bonito-flakes (may not work)