Karen's Zesty Ponzu Dipping Sauce - A Zest for Life

Ingredients

• 6 tablespoons gluten free tamari sauce (or Japanese shoyu sauce )
• 3 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
• 3 tablespoons mirin (or sake (white wine in a pinch))
• 3 tablespoons coconut palm sugar
• 1/2 cup dried shiitake mushrooms (cut into 1/2" pieces (about 4 medium caps))
• 3 tablespoons pure yuzu juice* ((no additives))
• 2 pinches hot pepper flakes (I use Szechuan chili flakes-spicy)
• 1 tablespoon scallions (thinly sliced)