Name: Mentsuyu (Noodle Sauce)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: Makes: 2 cups (500 ml)
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 1 cup (250 ml) mirin; ½ cup (125 ml) sake; 7 cm (2¾ inch) square piece of kombu (dried kelp); 1 cup (250 ml) soy sauce; 1 tablespoon light brown sugar; 2 dried shiitake mushrooms; 15 g (½ oz) katsuobushi (dried bonito flakes)

Preparation info

Makes:
2 cups

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
15 min

Appears in

Japanese Food Made Easy

By Aya Nishimura

Published 2020

About

This is a concentrated noodle sauce that you can dilute with cold or hot water. It is so versatile – it can also be added to oil to make an amazing salad dressing, used as a flavouring for a stewed dish or even as a dipping sauce for tempura. This sauce will give your cooking an instant Japanese flair. It can be used in place of dashi stock in most recipes.