Reconstituted Shitake Mushrooms - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup dried shiitake mushroom
1 teaspoon dashi powder
1/4 cup mirin
2 tablespoons sake
4 tablespoons sugar
soy sauce
water

Preparation

Soak the shitake mushrooms in water according to package directions to hydrate.
In a small saucepan, cover the mushrooms with water. Add in the dashi, mirin, sake, sugar, and soy sauce. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 20-30 minutes.
When the mushrooms are tender, remove from soup and slice to use in your recipe. You can also make a decent soup out of the leftover broth by leaving in some sliced mushrooms, and adding a bit of diced tofu, etc. as you would with a miso soup.