ingredients:
- 10 1/2 ounces dried
- thin white noodles (sōmen)
- 2 ounces scallions or chives
- 3 1/2 tablespoons soy sauce
- a little salt
- 2 tablespoons salad oil
- suitable amount bonito flakes (optional)
- 1 gallon water
step 1:
Chop the scallions (or chives).
step 2:
Pour the water into a pan. Bring to a boil and add the dried thin white noodles (dried sōmen). Boil for 2 minutes, or follow the cooking instructions on the bag.
step 3:
Add a cup of cold water to the pan if the water starts to boil over. After boiling, drain the noodles in a colander and quickly run cold water over them.
step 4:
Because too much starch and salt on the noodles can make them taste slimy, wash them with your hands under cold running water to remove any extra starch.
step 5:
Heat the salad oil in a frying pan and sear the noodles on medium heat.
step 6:
Add the salt and soy sauce. Saute and stir them for a couple of minutes.
Serve in a dish. Sprinkle the chopped scallions (or chives) and bonito flakes (optional) over the top.
comment:
This recipe is very easy and tastes good. This dish is very popular in Okinawa. Okinawa is a small island and, being located about 400 miles from the mainland, is the most southwest of prefectures in Japan. The Japanese word for this dish, sōmin-tashiyā, reflects the Okinawa dialect where sōmen is referred to as sōmin.