Darjeeling Dashi

Ingredients

• 0.5 ounce mushroom caps dried
• 2 tablespoons tomatoes dried
• 4 teaspoons honey 
• 1.5 teaspoons aka miso red ()
• 0.5 teaspoon salt 
• 1 tablespoon soya sauce 
• 1 tablespoon darjeeling tea leaves 

Equipment

• sauce pan
• whisk
• colander

Directions

1. Combine tomatoes, mushrooms, soy sauce, and honey with 1 qt. water in a medium saucepan and simmer 5 minutes. Turn off heat and whisk in miso, tea leaves, and salt; let steep 5 minutes. Strain through a fine-mesh colander (save shiitakes for another use, such as fried rice, pasta, or in the dashi for soup).
2. Let cool. Dashi keeps, chilled, in a large glass jar for up to 1 week.