Nostalgic Stewed Atsuage

• 2 Atsuage
• 350 ml Water
• 2 tbsp Sugar
• 1 tsp Granulated Japanese style dashi (soup base)
• 2 tbsp Soy sauce
• 1 tbsp Mirin
• 1 tbsp Sake

1. Cut the atsuage.
2. I cut each into 4 triangles, making a total of 8 pieces.
3. If you cut them on top of the package, you won't need to dirty your cutting board.
4. Boil water in a pot, then add the atsuage to remove excess oil.
5. Boil them until they become fluffy.
6. Drain, then rinse under water.
7. Put the atsuage and water in a pot, bring it to a boil, add the ingredients and simmer for about 5 minutes.
8. Stir in the ingredients, cover with a drop lid (aluminum foil with a hole in the center), then simmer on medium heat.
9. Midway through boiling, ladle the sauce over the atsuage and turn them over.
10. When the sauce reduces to 1/3 the original amount, remove from heat and cool.
11. Return to heat.
12. Heat on high until the sauce reduces by a half.
13. Coat the atsuage in the sauce.
14. They are ready to serve once they start glistening.

atsuage, water, sugar, soy sauce, mirin, sake

Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/151070-nostalgic-stewed-atsuage (may not work)