Hey everyone, it’s Louise, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, chilled eggplant with ‘somen’ noodles. One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Free UK Delivery on Eligible Orders Chilled Eggplant with 'Somen' Noodles What you see in the photo is not 'Somen' Noodles. I used 'Capellini' (Angel Hair Pasta) this time, because someone had eaten all my 'Somen' in the pantry! Fortunately I had 'Capellini', which textures is similar to the texture of 'Somen'. Italian pasta are actually quite suitable for Japanese cooking.
Chilled Eggplant with ‘Somen’ Noodles is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It is appreciated by millions daily. Chilled Eggplant with ‘Somen’ Noodles is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They are fine and they look fantastic.
To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook chilled eggplant with ‘somen’ noodles using 8 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Chilled Eggplant with ‘Somen’ Noodles:
- Get 1 medium (*about 300g) Eggplant *cut into small pieces
- Make ready 2 tablespoons Canola Oil
- Prepare 1/2 cup ‘Mentsuyu’
- Prepare *Note: See ‘Method 1’ to find how to make ‘Mentsuyu’
- Make ready 1 Spring Onion *finely chopped
- Prepare Chilli Flakes *as required
- Take 1 teaspoon Grated Ginger *optional
- Make ready 2 servings ‘Somen’ Noodles OR Capellini (Angel Hair Pasta)
Cook the somen noodle according to the instruction of the package. Drain the pot and rinse the noodle with ice water. Once the noodle is chilled, strain it completely. Divide the noodle into two serving bowls and pour the chilled noodle soup.
Steps to make Chilled Eggplant with ‘Somen’ Noodles:
- To make 1/2 cup ‘Mentsuyu’, combine following ingredients in a saucepan and boil for a few minutes. See more details at my ‘Mentsuyu’ recipe page. - - 1/2 cup Water - - 1/3 teaspoon Instant Dashi Powder - - 1 & 1/2 tablespoons Mirin - - 2 tablespoons Soy Sauce
- Heat Oil in a frying pan, cook Eggplant over medium heat until soft.
- Combine ‘Mentsuyu’, Chilli Flakes and Ginger (*optional) in a bowl, add cooked Eggplant and set aside to cool. When cooled, place in the fridge to chill.
- Cook ‘Somen’ Noodles as instructed. DO NOT add Salt to the water. If you cook ‘Capellini’, you need to add some Salt to the water.
- When noodles are cooked, drain and rinse well in COLD water, and drain well again. The noodles should be cold.
- Place drained cold ‘Somen’ Noodles in a bowl, place the marinated eggplant, top with some finely chopped Spring Onion, then pour the marinade (mostly ‘Mentsuyu’) over and enjoy!
Once the noodle is chilled, strain it completely. Divide the noodle into two serving bowls and pour the chilled noodle soup. Pour chilled dashi tsuyu over the noodles, garnish with topping options such as the nasu agebidashi or plain fried eggplant, and other condiments. What you see in the photo is not 'Somen' Noodles. I used 'Capellini' (Angel Hair Pasta) this time, because someone had eaten all my 'Somen' in the pantry!
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