Japanese Tsume And Tare - Nitsume Or Thick, Sweet Eel Sauce

Total Time: 3 hrs 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• 1 cup dashi (cooking stock)
• 1/2 cup mirin (japanese sweet cooking wine)
• 1/2 cup shoyu (soy sauce)
• 1/4 cup sugar

Recipe

• put all ingredients into a saucepan, and heat to boiling over medium heat.
• simmer the sauce for about 3-4 hours to thicken. reduce the volume to the point that it threads or webs when picked up with hashi.