🥘 Ingredients
- kombu 1 piece
- dried shiitake 2
- koikuchi soy sauce 1 cup
- sake ¼ cup
- mirin ¼ cup
- dark brown sugar 1 Tbs
- katsuobushi ½ cup
🍳 Cookware
- saucepan
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1The broth is unseasoned; this is the two spoonfuls in the bottom of the bowl that make it shoyu ramen.
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2Steep kombu and dried shiitake in koikuchi soy sauce in a jar in the fridge 8 hr .
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3Boil sake , mirin and dark brown sugar in a saucepan 2 min , until the raw alcohol smell has gone and the pan smells sweet.
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4Warm @&( timer with @&( timer to 160°F (70°C), drop in katsuobushi and 10 min off the heat.
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5Strain @&( timer through a fine sieve into a clean bottle.