Recipe

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• 40 dried shiitake mushrooms
• 125ml soaking water
• 1 tbsp sunflower oil
• 2 tbsp soya sauce
• 1 and 1/2 to 2 tbsp agave juice
• 1 tbsp toasted sesame seed oil

• 1 1. soak the mushrooms in cold water overnight with enough water to allow an extra 5 centimetres of water on them
• 2 2. once soaked, squeeze the excess water, remove the stems and cut them in halves
• 3 3. heat up a frying pan and add the tbsp of sunflower oil, then the mushrooms and let them sauté for about 5 mins
• 4 4. in the meantime prepare a concoction of soya sauce, agave juice and the water that the mushrooms have soaked in
• 5 5. pour it on the mushrooms and simmer until all the liquid has evaporated
• 6 6. finally add the extra tbsp of sesame oil
• 7 IMPORTANT! Do not throw away the remainder of water used to soak the mushrooms as it can be used (together with some kombu seaweed) to make delicious stocks for japanese miso soups