Dried Mushrooms, soak in cold water-washing 3 times then pour hot water over and let it rest with knobs of ginger. Safe this hot water rinse for the stock later.
Water
Ginger
Peels of roasted onion
Dried Chili Pepper
Kombu
Spices: Cumin seeds, fennel seeds, and chinese 5 spice (mix because didn't have the star anise etc). toast then add oil.
Cinnamon stick
Bay leaf
Sea Salt
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Soak the mushrooms
