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Shiitake Dashi 椎茸だし
Shiitake Dashi (干し椎茸の出汁) is a key Japanese dashi stock with a beautiful aroma and delicate taste that enhances any Japanese dish.
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 5 hr 40 min
- Yield
- 1 serving
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 5 dried shiitake mushrooms (*1)
- 1 cup cold water (*2)
Instructions
- 1
Clean the dried shiitake mushrooms by briefly shaking in a bowl of water (not listed in the ingredients list) Or wipe them with a well wrung dump cloth.
- 2
Fill a glass jar with cold water and add the dried shiitake mushrooms to steep.
- 3
Place a weight over the mushrooms so that the mushrooms are completely submerged under the water. *3
- 4
Let it stand overnight in the fridge.
- 5
Remove the shiitake mushrooms the next morning and your dashi is ready. *4