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Cold Somen Noodles with Dipping Sauce
About This Recipe
| Yield: | 4 |
| Active time: | 30 minutes |
| Total time: | 30 minutes |
| Special equipment: | pot of boiling noodles |
| This recipe appears in: | Seriously Asian: Cold Somen Noodles |
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Ingredients
- 8 ounces dried somen
- For the dipping sauce:
- 7 tablespoons light soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 3 cups dashi
- 1/2 cup bonito flakes
Procedures
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1
To make the dipping sauce, heat the soy sauce and sugar in a pot over low heat until the mixture is hot and the sugar is dissolved. Add the dashi and bring to a boil over medium heat. Add the bonito flakes and turn off the heat. Strain the mixture through a sieve lined with cheesecloth. Let the sauce cool, then refrigerate it. The sauce can be kept in a container for 4 days in the refrigerator. .
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2
Bring a pot of water to boil. Add the somen noodles and cook until the noodles are still firm in the center, about one minute. Pour the noodles into a colander and rinse under cold running water, then place the noodles into a bowl of ice water for up to an hour.
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3
To serve, mound the noodles over a bowl of ice and dip in the dipping sauce before eating. Serve with your choice of sides and garnishes.
