Recipe: Delicious Somen Noodles with Wakame Soup

Somen Noodles with Wakame Soup. Great recipe for Somen Noodles with Wakame Soup. I was thinking of recipes that uses somen noodles for the upcoming summer heat. But the warm noodles could also be served in the winter.

Somen noodles in hot soup is called nyumen. Somen are thin Japanese noodles made of wheat flour. Add various vegetables and meats in the soup. You can have Somen Noodles with Wakame Soup using 9 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Somen Noodles with Wakame Soup

1. You need 1 of bundle Somen noodles.
2. It's 15 grams of Wakame seaweed (salted).
3. Prepare 15 of cm Japanese leek.
4. It's 1 tsp of Sesame oil.
5. You need 2 tsp of Chicken stock granules.
6. It's 150 ml of Water.
7. Prepare 1 of Salt and pepper.
8. You need 1 of White sesame seeds.
9. You need 1 of Umeboshi.

Boil enough water for the noodles and the instant soup mix. *Tip* I have an electric kettle that boils the water in no time, this will really make the process go faster. Fill the electric kettle and boil. SOMEN is the best noodle that goes well with this simple miso soup, and the flavor of ginger and miso soup are perfect match! You can also use your favorite vegetables in the soup as you like.

Somen Noodles with Wakame Soup instructions

1. Wash the wakame well to remove the salt, put into a bowl of water for 10 minutes and drain. Cut into large pieces. Slice the Japanese leek..
2. Heat a pan and pour the sesame oil. Stir fry the wakame and leek for 30 seconds..
3. Add the chicken soup stock powder and water to boil. Season with salt and pepper, and let cool..
4. Cook the somen noodles and rinse well in cold running water. Drain well and put the noodles on a serving plate..
5. Put the other ingredients on the top of the noodles, and pour the soup. Sprinkle the white sesame seeds and chopped umeboshi on top..

In addition, I highly recommend to use toppings such as green onion, ginger, and Myoga ginger (Japanese ginger). Those makes the soup even better! Bring a large saucepan of water to a simmer. Heat vegetable oil in a pot over medium. Eating somen noodle with dipping sauce is very tasty and easy to prepare for quick lunch!