Soak the shiitake's for 10 minutes in some warm water. Preheat the oven to 185° C.
10 g dried shi-take
Prepare a dressing from the miso, oil and 2 tbsp of water.
1 el light miso, 2 el oil
Roughly chop the carrot, onion and celery. Cut the head of garlic in half across. Break the kombu stalks into 2 or 3 pieces.
250 g carrot, 2 onions, 1 head of garlic, 2 stalks of celery, 15 g kombu
Place the vegetables, garlic, kombu, soaked shiitake ( keep the soaking water) and peppercorns on a baking sheet and mix in the miso dressing.
1 tl peperkorrels, 10 g dried shi-take
Roast the vegetables at 185 °C for approx. 20 minutes
Put the content of the baking dish plus the sliced tomatoes in a matching pan, add 1.5 liters of water (also use the soaking water from the shiitake mushrooms) and bring to a boil. Leave to simmer (not boiling) for 1.5 hours.
2 tomatoes, 1,5 liter water
Sieve the stock and use it as the basis for your soups and sauces. You can also serve the broth as is with some fresh herbs and spring onion as shown in the accompanying picture.
Notes
We use this broth as the basis for the vegan Pho in this course.