Okra Somen Noodles. Ayako Egawa shared this recipe for Somen Noodles. She calls it Somen with Kinshitamago (thinly sliced egg crepes) and Okra. Ayako is a frequent contributor to Mama Lisa's World.
Somen is very thin wheat flour noodle, eaten on a hot summer day. Japanese summer is hot and high in humidity, so. Ika sōmen (イカそうめん, 烏賊素麺, いかソーメン, "squid noodles") refer to a type of sashimi made from raw squid cut into fine strips, vaguely resembling sōmen type noodles. You can have Okra Somen Noodles using 5 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Okra Somen Noodles
- You need 3 of bundles Somen noodles (or hiyamugi noodles).
- Prepare 10 of Okra.
- It's 3 of Umeboshi (large).
- It's 1 clove of Grated garlic.
- You need 300 ml of Mentsuyu.
They are typically served with grated ginger and soy sauce or a soy sauce-based mentsuyu sauce. Somen is a product of three simple ingredients: flour, salt and water. The aged noodles are placed on a stretching tool and stretched thinner. The dough is stretched with the help of vegetable oil.
Okra Somen Noodles instructions
- Blanch the okra, drain and cool in cold water. Chop up finely. Pit the umeboshi and chop up..
- Boil the somen noodles following package instructions, drain and rinse in cold running water, and chill in cold water. Drain again..
- Mix the chopped okra, umeboshi and grated garlic together. The more you mix, the stickier it will get..
- Put the somen noodles and the mixture from Step 3 onto a plate, top with shredded nori seaweed and pour the mentsuyu sauce over to finish..
The dipping sauce is same Japanese. • Somen noodles come loosely tied into bundles for serving portions. These noodles will need to be tied into smaller bundles than what they come in. Enjoy refreshing somen noodles with a fun twist. Chilled noodles, fresh vegetables, prawn and egg strips all with a cute decorated theme of Tanabata, a Japanese festival celebrating the annual meeting. The cold Somen noodles with lots of nutritional toppings will help you beat the summer heat!