The Complete Book of Japanese Cooking, the Traditions, Ingredients and Recipes
Udon Noodles with Egg Broth and Ginger
Page 153
Cuisine: Japanese | Course Type: Soups and Stews
Tags: asian udon japanese noodle soup
Recipe Review
Queezle_Sister from Salt Lake City, UT
Delightful umami flavor with thick noodles - a filling but not heavy soup that is perfect for a hot summer day.
Selecting this to prepare has an ironic start - I found locally made udon noodles at my farmer's market - but locovore I was not, as I had to buy a bag full of Japanese ingredients to prepare this. But no regrets here. Preparing this not only led to a delicious meal, but I learned so much!
I prepared this with my 15 yr old son. We had never cooked with kezuri-bushi or mirin before. The kezuri-bushi is dried flaked bonita tuna, which you boil in water along with some soy sauce and mirin (which is sake-like, but with extra sugar). After only a minute boiling, and then a minute sitting, you sieve it to remove the tuna, and are left with a beautiful rich broth.
An egg/scallion mixture is then swirled into the broth, which turns it very thick with ropes of egg.
It is served with noodles, topped with broth, and then ginger.
I am so glad we made this - very delicious.
To serve, you cook the udon, rinse, place in bowl,
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