Matsutake Clear Soup (Suimono) | Micah Meals | Umami

Ingredients

• 1 matsutake mushroom (1.1 oz, 31 g; use other kinds of mushrooms if matsutake is not available) 1.1 31
• 5 oz soft/silken tofu (kinugoshi dofu) (3 x 1.5 inches, 7.6 x 3.8 cm) 3 x 1.5 7.6 x 3.8
• 4 Temari Fu (wheat gluten) (optional; I bought it in Japan)
• 4 sprigs mitsuba (Japanese parsley) (substitute it with a green onion/scallion)
• yuzu zest (or lemon peel)
• 2 cups water
• 1 piece kombu (dried kelp) (0.2 oz, 5 g; 3 x 3 inches, 7.6 x 7.6 cm per piece) 0.2 5
• 1 cup katsuobushi (dried bonito flakes) (0.4 oz; 1 handful) 0.4 1
• 1 Tbsp sake
• 2 tsp mirin
• 2 tsp soy sauce
• ½ tsp Diamond Crystal kosher salt