The soup of shiitake mushroom and meatballs of chicken blend in the mouth and become very delicious.It is a heartwarming dish.

■ Ingredients（ for 2 persons ）

• ４dried shiitake mushroom
• ５cm carrot
• 1 potato
• 4 string beans
• 100g minced pork
• 1 tbsp water
  which you soaked the shitake in.
• 1 tbsp chopped onion
• 3 cups water
• 1 chicken consomme cube
• 1 laurel leaf
• salt and pepper to taste

■ Recipes

• 1. Place the dried shiitake mushroom in a bowl with water and leave to soak.
• 2. Cut the carrots and potatoes into quarters. Cut the string beans into halves.
• 3. Put the minced pork, the water from the dried shiitake mushroom, the chopped onions, salt and pepper in a bowl and mix well. Divide them into four and shape like a ball.
• 4. In a pan, put the dried shiitake mushrooms, carrots, potatoes, water, chicken consomme cube and laurel leaf. Heat it at medium heat. When it reaches a boil, lower the heat and cook for about 15 minutes.
• 5. Add 3 and string beans. Cook for about 5 minutes until the meatball is cooked through.

Pork is rich in inosinate, dried shiitake mushroom is rich in glutamate and guanylate. Pairing of these two ingredients provides umami synergy and makes dish tasty.