Wakame Soup with the Soaking Liquid of Dried Maitake

Ingredients

• 600 ml Soaking liquid from reconstituting maitake mushrooms
• 2 tbsp Dried wakame seaweed
• 1/2 Japanese leek
• 1 tbsp Beef soup stock (like Dashida)
• 1 tbsp Sake
• 1 dash Pepper
• 1 tsp Roasted sesame seeds
• 1 tsp Sesame oil

Instructions

1. This soup used the soaking liquid of the dried maitake mushrooms or any other dried mushrooms (see.
2. You can also add the maitake as a ingredient in the soup.
3. Heat the soaking liquid and add the sake and dashida.
4. If it is not salty enough, add a little salt (not listed) to adjust the taste.
5. Once the soup comes to a boil, add the rehydrated wakame seaweed and the Japanese leek (thinly and diagonally sliced), and the roasted sesame seeds.
6. Drizzle in some sesame oil to give a finishing touch.