All-Purpose Mentsuyu

I learned this recipe from my mother.When my mother makes this, she makes sure to evaporate the alcohol and lets the broth rest before use, but I'm pretty lazy and cut corners (haha).Commercial mentsuyu is pretty concentrated, but I prefer a lighter version -- that's why I came up with this recipe.Pay attention to the heat and the time while making this.It's common sense but, use high quality bonito and kombu for a better flavor.If you use high quality ingredients and carefully make this, you'll be able to produce a delicious concentrated sauce that'll blow the cheap commercial variety right out of the water! For standard, simple ratios. Recipe by *ai*

I don't like the mentsuyu noodle dipping sauce sold in store. Though lots of Japanese dishes use sauces with dashi, others don't, so to keep things simple, I came up with something in between.You just need to mix these ingredients in this order. I realized that you could enjoy the flavor of soy sauce more if you don't boil it, so I decided to remove the pan from the heat before adding it. Recipe by chibi-pan

This is a recipe that my soba-loving parents came up with after many experiments.Don't let it boil for too long or the flavor and fragrance of the bonito flakes will dissipate. Just let it come to a boil briefly.Store the mentsuyu in containers that have been sterilized in boiling water, and seal air tight. It will keep in a cool dark place for a month. For 1000 ml. Recipe by Pop kitchen

I did some research on the internet and made my own version using ingredients at hand.Dried bonito gives the mentsuyu a very refined taste. Dried bonito flakes makes a strong dashi stock.After straining, use the bonito to make stock from a second, third, and fourth batch for other dishes, like oden (fish cake stew), simmered dishes, takikomi gohan (rice cooked with other ingredients), or soup. It's really tasty! Recipe by vegecat

Mentsuyu is convenient and delicious. I used to use storebought mentsuyu, but I wanted to make my own so I looked up recipes online. After several experiment with more or less mirin, sugar and so on, I think that this version is just like the storebought one I used to use.It's a bother to have to strain the liquid, so I put the bonito flakes in a large tea bag. Dry roast the used konbu seaweed and bonito flakes with sesame seeds and turn into furikake (rice seasoning). The mentsuyu sauce will keep for about a month in the refrigerator. For about 400 ml. Recipe by Sumairukun.

I adapted a recipe that was in a weekly flyer. It's made to keep a long time since it has no water added, and dried shiitake mushrooms are added for a deeper and more complex flavor.There are lots of tasty commercial mentsuyu brands, but homemade is the best.Just make sure not to let it boil. For a quantity that is easy to make. Recipe by Hushsan

This is a recipe I learned from my mother.- Adjust the soy sauce and sugar to taste.- The more bonito flakes you add, the better it tastes.- You can also make this with dashi stock granules.- You could make the dashi stock with granulated kombu based dashi mixed with granulated dashi stock. Recipe by Yuuyuu0221

Meat lover! Make delicious Oyakodon, Katsudon, and egg dishes using mentsuyu! You can easily make them delicious at home!The origin of this recipeI've been making it this way for a long time.

This is my family's udon noodle broth.Even I, who only ever buys the bare minimum when it comes to ingredients, had what I needed to make the soup broth.The meat and shiitake mushrooms soak up the delicious flavors of the broth.You don't need to measure the ingredients precisely. Adjust the concentration to your liking. You could add aburaage or other ingredients. The ingredients will cook through enough after bringing the saucepan to a boil. It's fine to turn off the heat immediately after bringing it to a boil.I served it with my DIY udon noodles Recipe by Myajima

I love my mother's fried chicken recipe and asked her the seasoning but all she uses are mentsuyu and garlic!So I added sake and ginger to make it flavored the way I like.It's an easy recipe using mentsuyu.You'll have almost no dish washing to do as you use a plastic bag.It's convenient for bentos if you freeze them once fried. Recipe by rie373

My parents made dashi stock with lots of bonito flakes. They used to use freshly shaved bonito.The ratio of water to soy sauce to mirin is 3:1:1, but this takes into acount that the sauce will be diluted a bit with grated daikon radish so it's quite salty. If you aren't using grated daikon radish use a 4:1:1 ratio instead. If you make a lot of the 3:1:1 ratio sauce, you can store it in the refrigerator for about a week. Chill this well to use as a dipping sauce for cold somen or soba noodles. Since somen noodles are cooled in ice water, this sauce should be just the right strength. Recipe by Okaraseijin

I used to soak it overnight in mentsuyu and cook it in the morning for bento, lunch box, but I made it this time as a main dish for dinner. It goes well with rice.It turns out perfectly with mentsuyu. Recipe by Kyoku