Tare Sauce

Name: Tare Sauce
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 800 ml
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 500 ml Japanese soy sauce (e.g., Kikkoman, Yamasa); 60 ml mirin; 60 ml sake; 2 pieces shiitake mushrooms; 20 grams dried kombu seaweed; 20 grams katsuobushi bonito flakes

A Japanese tare sauce based on soy sauce with the addition of kombu seaweed, shiitake mushrooms, and bonito flakes.

Prep Time:20 minutesCook Time:30 minutesServings:800 ml

by vxda

Ingredients

500mlJapanese soy sauce (e.g., Kikkoman, Yamasa)
60mlmirin
60mlsake
2piecesshiitake mushrooms
20gramsdried kombu seaweed
20gramskatsuobushi bonito flakes

Instructions

Pour 500ml of soy sauce into a jar.
Add kombu seaweed.
Add mirin.
Add sake.
Add shiitake mushrooms.
Seal the jar and refrigerate overnight.
The next day, transfer the contents of the jar to a saucepan and heat for 10-15 minutes to approximately 80°C.
Remove the kombu seaweed and mushrooms; add katsuobushi bonito flakes.
Heat for another 10-15 minutes to approximately 80°C.
Strain and transfer to a clean jar.