Somen #JapaneseRecipesWorldwide

Ingredients:

4 bundles of somen noodles
1 inch piece of ginger
Pink and white kamaboko, sliced thinly

For Dipping Sauce:

2 ½ cups dashi
½ cup dark shoyu
4 tbsp mirin

Procedures:

(1) Bring a large pot of water to a roiling boil. Prepare the noodles (each bundle is one serving), according to the package directions. Somen water is not used, so you can dump out the water into a colander and immediately run the somen under cool running water, tossing until cool.

(2) Fill 4 large bowls with cold water, and place a few ice cubes in each. Place a quarter of the somen in each bowl, and top with the sliced kamaboko. Grate the ginger and serve with noodle dipping sauce.

)3) Serves 4

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Sukiyaki #JapaneseRecipesWorldwide

Sukiyaki

Ingredients:

1 lbs well-marbled beef, such as rib eye Hakusai
1 package of firm tofu
1 package of shirataki noodles
6 fresh or reconstituted shiitake mushrooms
1 Tokyo negi or 1 onion, cut into ¼ slices
2 tbs soy sauce
2 tbs sake
1 tbs sugar
4 raw eggs (optional)

Procedures:

1) Cut the meat against the grain into 1/8 thin slices. This is easier to do when the meat is partially frozen. Japanese markets sell beef pre-sliced. Ask you butcher to do it for you. Arrange the slices attractively on a platter. Arrange the tofu, shirataki noodles and vegetables on another platter.

2) Heat the skillet and pour the vegetable oil. Sear some of the beef slices and onion slices. Add the cooking liquid and then add the vegetables and tofu as you like. The idea for tabletop cooking is to cook only what you can eat, and then cook some more. If you are preparing the sukiyaki on the stovetop, first sear the meat and add the rest of the ingredients, starting with the onion and harder parts of the hakusai, followed the softer items. Pour the sauce as needed, and when everything is cooked, bring to the table.

3) The diners serve themselves, using small bowls, each with a raw egg that they beat themselves. Take the meat and vegetables out of the pot and dip in the egg, and enjoy. Rice is normally served at the end of the meal, with pickles, some people like eating rice with sukiyaki.

4) Any leftover sukiyaki can be heated up and served over hot rice. Like stew, the flavors seem to improve with time.

5) Serves 4

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