Homemade Nametake なめ茸

Ingredients

• ¼ cup water
• 1 small strip of kombu kelp (*1)
• 3 tbsp soy sauce
• 2 tbsp mirin
• 1 tsp rice vinegar (*2)
• 1 packet Enoki mushrooms (*3)

Steps

1. 1

   Start soaking the kombu strip in 1/4 cup of water for 30 min- 1 hour.

2. 2

   Remove the stem of the enoki mushrooms and cut the rest in half as the image indicates.

3. 3

   After soaking kombu for 30min to one hour, take out the kombu strip and slice it thinly (don't discard the soaking water).

4. 4

   Place the kombu soaking water, sliced kombu, soy sauce, mirin and vinegar in a pot over medium heat.

5. 5

   Once it's boiled, add the enoki mushrooms while loosening them by hand.

6. 6

   Cook the enoki mushrooms for a few minutes. When the enoki mushrooms soften, the broth will thicken.

7. 7

   Let it cool down and then put it in an airtight container.