COLD THIN NOODLES IN CHILLED WATER (HIYASHI SōMEN)
Somen (or sōmen) is a very thin noodles served cold which makes it a perfect summer dish. Noodles are served in chilled water and the dipping sauce is also chilled. It is a very simple dish but wonderful to pop in between heavy meals to give your stomach a little bit of a rest.If you use dashi stock made from konbu (kelp), the dish will become a vegetarian dish.
Provided by Yumiko
Categories Main
Time 15m
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Add all the Dipping Sauce ingredients to a small saucepan and bring it to a boil.
- Remove from the heat and cool it down quickly by leaving the pan in the cold water for a while, then place it in the fridge to chill.
- Boil water in a large saucepan. Remove the tape around each bunch of sōmen noodles and place the noodles in the boiling water by spreading the strands.
- Using chopsticks or a thin wooden spatula, stir the pot so that noodles are separated.
- Boil for about 2 minutes (note 3). Drain using a sieve and rinse well.
- Place noodles in a serving bowl, add chilled water (or water + ice cubes), just enough to cover the noodles.
- Using chopsticks or tongs with soft edges, take a small number of noodles at a time and gently lay them in the same direction so that the noodles line up nicely (optional).
- Decorate the noodle bowl with leaves or cucumber slices, if using. Serve with dipping sauce and condiments.
JAPANESE COLD SOMEN NOODLES
Cold somen noodles served with grated ginger, scallion, and a delicious dipping sauce called Tsuyu. This is a perfect Japanese noodle recipe for hot summer days.
Provided by Namiko Chen
Categories Main Course
Time 15m
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- [Optional] Traditional Japanese restaurants tie up the noodles to enhance the appearance of the somen and this is how you do it. Tie the edge of somen noodles with cooking twine. This way noodles will stay in one direction while cooking. I normally skip this step for home use.
- In a large pot, bring water to a boil. When boiling, remove the wrapper.
- Add the somen noodles in the boiling water (do not add salt!). Stir noodles with chopsticks so they don't stick to each other. Cook according to the package instructions. If necessary, add a little bit of cold water in the pot to prevent overflowing.
- Drain somen in a colander and wash the noodles with hands under running water.
- Once the noodles are cold, find the knotted parts of somen noodles and pick them up. Cut off the edge and discard. Hold each bundle gently and arrange it nicely on a serving plate. Somen can be served with ice to keep cool.
- Cut the scallion finely and grate the ginger. Put them in small dishes.
- Pour mentsuyu in individual dipping sauce bowls and add iced water to dilute. I recommend making homemade mentsuyu but if you're too busy, get a bottle of mentsuyu like this. See the instructions. You can check the ratio of mentsuyu to water on this page. This brand recommends 1:3.
- Put a small portion of scallion and ginger in the dipping sauce and dip the somen noodles to enjoy! To make it more filling, you can bulk up the noodles by tossing in other ingredients such as shredded egg crepes (see How to Make Kinshi Tamago), julienned cucumbers, boiled okra, and ham.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 361 kcal, Carbohydrate 69 g, Protein 16 g, Fat 3 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, Sodium 672 mg, Fiber 6 g, Sugar 11 g, UnsaturatedFat 2 g, ServingSize 1 serving
SOMEN OKONOMIYAKI
So, what do two people do when presented with a package of twenty-five 70 gram somen servings... get creative! Here is a new dish I came up with to make use of some of those noodles...
Provided by IOjaw
Categories < 30 Mins
Time 20m
Yield 1 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Break somen noodles in half prior to cooking.
- Cook according to directions and strain, but DO NOT rinse in water.
- Seperate the somen into 2 stacks
- Heat oil in 10 inch frying pan on medium heat.
- Place 1 stack of somen in pan, arrange in to a circle and flatten with spatula.
- Top with bacon, shrimp, basil, scallion, cabbage, and second stack of somen.
- Pour on egg mixture.
- Flatten and shape with spatula.
- Cook until browned on one side, then flip and brown on other side, reshaping as needed.
- Plate and drizzle with Worcestershire sauce.
- Top with mayonnaise, nori, and ginger.
- ***A simple salad of arugula, shredded carrot and cabbage, sliced cucumber, and diced yellow pepper drizzled with a balsamic vinaigrette and topped with julienned nori makes a great accompaniment.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 766.1, Fat 48.4, SaturatedFat 9.7, Cholesterol 230.7, Sodium 709.6, Carbohydrate 64.9, Fiber 3, Sugar 7, Protein 18.7
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